San Francisco Police Department, California
End of Watch: Friday, May 27, 1955
Age: 51
Tour of Duty: 25 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 27, 1955
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Henry Eidler was killed when a 15-ton furniture truck with no brakes struck his parked vehicle on the Clay Street hill. The out of control truck also struck and killed six other civilians on the hill before it could be stopped.
Officer Eidler had been with the agency for 25 years and was survived by his wife and two children.