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Officer James E. McCabe | California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

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James E. McCabe

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch: Friday, September 1, 1978

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 34

Tour: 7 years

Badge # 7801

Cause: Aircraft accident

Incident Date: 9/1/1978

Weapon: Not available

Suspect: Not available

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Officer McCabe and Officer Gayle Wood 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 McCabe had been with the agency for seven years and had been a helicopter observer for six months.

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Officer Gayle W. Wood, Jr.
California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Friday, September 1, 1978
Cause: Aircraft accident

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Jim was one of my classmates at the academy. On the night of our graduation we went out to dinner together. I remember having a conversation on whether we would remember all the stuff we learned at the academy and if we would 'make it' when we were assigned to the field. Years later he was killed on-duty in a helicopter crash. I remember sitting across from him at the restaurant and having that conversation. A moment lost it time. I never forgot it. R.I.P. my brother.

Ed Custer
CHP retired
March 18, 2010

 

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