San Antonio Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Thursday, December 25, 1930
Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: December 12, 1930
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Charged with criminal negligence
Officer Raleigh Taylor died as a result of injuries he received in a motorcycle accident while on duty nearly two weeks earlier on December 12. After the accident he was admitted to the hospital and released a week later.
Officer Taylor died at home after spending Christmas with his family where he collapsed. An examination determined that he had succumbed to a blood clot in the brain as a result from the accident.
Officer Taylor had been with the agency for one year.