California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 23, 1963
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 3294
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: April 23, 1963
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Donald Brandon was killed in an automobile accident while on patrol at the intersection of Upjohn Avenue and Downs Avenue in Ridgecrest.
While traveling west on Upjohn Avenue, a vehicle broadsided his cruiser. He succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Officer Brandon was a United States Air Force Korean War veteran and had served with California Highway Patrol for less than one year. He was survived by his wife, son, father, three sisters, and one brother.