Sergeant Burt Reeves
California Highway Patrol
California

End of Watch: Tuesday, September 22, 1931
Cause: Motorcycle accident

Biographical Info
Age: Not available
Tour of Duty: 6 years
Badge Number: Not available

Sergeant Reeves succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier in a motorcycle accident while patrolling Marin County. His motorcycle was forced off the road during a period of heavy traffic. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

Sergeant Reeves was a WWI veteran and had served with the agency for six years.

 
Photograph: Sergeant Burt Reeves

Patch image: California Highway Patrol, California

Visit Sergeant Reeves's memorial at www.ODMP.org