Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch: Wednesday, March 1, 1978
Age: 23
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: February 26, 1978
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Not available
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Plumleigh and Deputy Sheriff Gregory Low were killed in an automobile crash.
The two deputies were responding to a burglary in progress call when their patrol car collided with a second patrol car at the intersection of 30th Street West and Avenue K in Lancaster.
Reserve Deputy Plumleigh died three days later from his injuries. The three deputies in the second patrol car suffered minor injuries.
Reserve Deputy Plumleigh had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for one year.