Bakersfield Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, June 17, 1917
Age: 36
Tour of Duty: 1 month
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by streetcar
Date of Incident: June 16, 1917
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Frank Sparks was killed when his police motorcycle collided with a streetcar while he was pursuing a speeding motorist.
He was attempting to get the driver's attention when he struck the streetcar head-on on Chester Avenue, near 26th Street.
Officer Sparks had served with the Bakersfield Police Department for only six weeks. He was survived by his wife and three children. He is buried in Union Cemetery in Bakersfield, California.