Hollywood Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Thursday, August 30, 1973
Age:
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 0030
Cause of Death: Vehicle pursuit
Date of Incident: August 30, 1973
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Never apprehended
Officer Phillip Yourman and Officer Byron Riley were killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a purse snatcher.
The two officers were in an unmarked unit when they observed the crime. As they chased the suspect vehicle into a residential area the patrol car went out of control and struck a palm tree as they made a U-turn on Hollywood Boulevard at 57th Avenue. Both officers suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The suspect they were chasing was never apprehended.
Officer Yourman had served with the Hollywood Police Department for three years.