San Diego Police Department, California
End of Watch: Monday, November 25, 1963
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 4 months
Badge Number: 990
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 25, 1963
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Michael Bushman was killed in a single-vehicle crash when his patrol car rolled over several times on Paradise Valley Road east of Munda Road at about 2:10 am.
Responding officers located his body lying next to his patrol car several hours after the accident. It is not known what caused the accident.
Patrolman Bushman was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the San Diego Police Department for 16 months. He was survived by his wife and daughter.