Trooper Ralph Franklin Garthwaite
Iowa State Patrol
Iowa
End of Watch: Saturday, July 2, 1955
Cause: Vehicular assault

Biographical Info
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 218

Trooper Garthwaite was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a drunk driver on Highway 30. The incident occurred on a bridge as Trooper Garhwaite travelled northbound towards Dunlap, Iowa.

The suspect was charged with manslaughter. A jury found him innocent November 30, 1956.

Trooper Garthwaite had served with the Iowa State Patrol for 3 years.