Connecticut State Police, Connecticut
End of Watch: Saturday, October 22, 1932
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: October 22, 1932
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Leonard Watson was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Waterbury-Cheshire Road (modern-day Route 70), in front of the Connecticut Quarries while en route to work crowd control at a Yale University football game in New Haven.
His motorcycle slid on a wet railroad crossing, and he was struck by an oncoming truck.
Trooper Watson had served with the Connecticut State Police for seven years. He was survived by his wife and 18-month-old daughter.