Tulare County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Monday, November 19, 1951
Age: 63
Tour of Duty: 20 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 19, 1951
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Ross Cochran was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 99 while en route to a burglary call.
His vehicle collided with another car that had been traveling on the wrong side of the two-lane road.
Deputy Cochran had only been employed with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office for two months, but had been in law enforcement for over 20 years.