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Officer Gayle W. Wood, Jr. | California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

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Gayle W. Wood, Jr.

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch: Friday, September 1, 1978

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 41

Tour: 10 years

Badge # 6746

Cause: Aircraft accident

Incident Date: 9/1/1978

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Officer Wood and Officer James McCabe were killed when their helicopter struck a power line support tower which was not visible in the darkness. They were just finishing up their air patrol when the accident occurred near Castaic Lake on I-5.
Officer Wood had been with the agency for ten years and had been a pilot for five years.

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Officer James E. McCabe
California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident

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My father first intorduced me to Gayle when I was about 10 years old. He and my dad flew airplanes together. I remember first meeting him when he was a motor officer in Huntington Beach. Ever since all I wanted to do was be a police officer. That was 40 years ago and today I celebrate my 28th year as a Deputy Sheriff in Washington State. Thank you for being a mentor and such a great friend to my dad Gayle.

Deputy Mike Mansur
Snohomish County Sheriff's Office
November 16, 2011

 

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