California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Sunday, June 1, 1997
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: 13933
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 1, 1997
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Killed in accident
Officer Daniel James Muehlhausen was killed after being struck head-on by a motorist who veered onto his side of the highway on Highway 62 east of Highway 177, approximately 30 miles east of Desert Center.
Officer Muehlhausen was checking a remote area of the highway for a disabled vehicle at approximately 11:15 am when the oncoming vehicle attempted to illegally pass another car on a hill. Both cars burst into flames upon impact. The juvenile occupants of the other car were also killed.
Officer Muehlhausen had served with the California Highway Patrol for two years. He was survived by his parents.