Fort Worth Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 20, 1978
Age: 35
Tour of Duty: 10 years, 6 months
Badge Number: 1078
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 20, 1978
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Detective Ronald Turner was killed in an automobile accident in his unmarked patrol car at 2:30 am on North Freeway. He was ejected from the vehicle and thrown over a bridge railing to pavement 50 feet below.
Detective Turner had served with the agency for 10.5 years. He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.