Los Angeles Police Department, California
End of Watch: Thursday, August 2, 1979
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 10 years
Badge Number: 14818
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: August 2, 1979
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Police Officer James Choquette was killed when his unmarked patrol car was struck at an intersection as he responded to the scene of a robbery call.
His partner was critically injured. The 28-year-old driver of the other car was treated for minor injuries and released. The intersection had a traffic light that was working properly. Officer Choquette did not have his siren and emergency lights activated. The fault could not be determined.
Officer Choquette had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 10 years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.