Officer William D. McKim
California Highway Patrol
California
End of Watch: Tuesday, February 6, 1973

Biographical Info
Age: 50
Tour of Duty: 19 years
Badge Number: 1576

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Tuesday, February 6, 1973
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer McKim was killed in an automobile accident while attempting to stop a commercial vehicle which had attempted to bypass the Coyote Scale Facility in San Jose. Officer McKim's cruiser crossed the center lane of U.S. Highway 101 and was struck head-on.

Officer McKim had been with the agency for 19 years.