| Officer Herbert F. Dimon California Highway Patrol California End of Watch: Saturday, February 7, 1959 Biographical Info Age: 28 Tour of Duty: Not available Badge Number: 2739 Incident Details Cause of Death: Motorcycle accident Date of Incident: Saturday, February 7, 1959 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Officer Herbert Dimon was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to a call.
Another driver of a vehicle failed to yield the right of way and collided with him in an intersection.
Officer Dimon's death resulted in the redesign of the California Highway Patrol's motorcycle helmets. |