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Riverside County Sheriff's Department
California
End of Watch: Monday, October 24, 1988
Cause: Aircraft accident
Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: Not available Investigator Michael Davis was killed in a helicopter accident while working on a multi-agency narcotics task force. A car was spotted in a canyon and the helicopter began to descend when its rotor blades struck power lines and caused it to crash.
Also killed in the accident were Deputy James McSweeney of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Deputy Roy Chester of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Sergeant Richard Romero of the Imperial County Sheriff's Department, and Deputy Mark Tonkin of the Orange County Sheriff's Department, and the three California National Guard crew members operating the flight.
Investigator Davis had served with the ageny for 9 years. He was survived by his wife, four sons, daughter, parents, and siblings. | | 
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