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Officer Leonard Nelson | California Highway Patrol, California California Highway Patrol, California

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Leonard Nelson

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch: Wednesday, May 18, 1938

Bio & Incident Details

Age: 30

Tour: Not available

Badge # Not available

Cause: Vehicular assault

Incident Date: 5/18/1938

Weapon: Automobile; Alcohol involved

Suspect: Not available

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Officer Nelson and his partner were conducting a field sobriety test on a suspected drunk driver when a second driver entered the area. Both Officer Nelson and the original drunk driver were killed.

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As a consequence of a drunk driver, I never met my paternal grandfather. Instead, he was killed in the line of duty about 14 years before I was born. My father, 9 years old at the time, was traumatized by his father's death, which contributed to my father's death in 1986 at the age of 57. I have visited memorials listing the name of Officer Leonard Nelson in Sacramento, California and in Washington, DC.

Dr. Gene A. Nelson
Grandson
July 24, 2009

 

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