Officer Leslie Lauterwasser
California Highway Patrol
California

End of Watch: Friday, June 27, 1941
Cause: Vehicular assault

Biographical Info
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 3 months
Badge Number: Not available

Officer Lauterwasser was killed when his motorcycle collided with a drunk driver who suddenly made a U-turn in front of him on the approach to the Golden Gate Bridge. The driver was charged with drunk driving and negligent homicide.

Officer Lauterwasser was survived by his wife and child.

 
Photograph: Officer Leslie Lauterwasser

Patch image: California Highway Patrol, California

Visit Officer Lauterwasser's memorial at www.ODMP.org