California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Friday, December 30, 1977
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: 8342
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: December 30, 1977
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Charged with felony drunk driving
Officer Wolff was struck and killed by a drunk driver while making a traffic stop. He had just completed issuing a citation and was returning to his cruiser when he was struck. The impact was so great that it knocked him over the vehicle he had stopped. The drunk driver was apprehended and charged with felony drunk driving.
Officer Wolff had been with the agency for four years.