Santa Barbara Police Department, California
End of Watch: Tuesday, October 22, 1940
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 22, 1940
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Henry Evans was killed in an automobile crash when the ambulance he was riding in collided with a tanker truck at the intersection of Bath Street and West Carrillo Street.
He had responded to a workplace accident with injured parties and was riding in the ambulance to calm the victim when the accident occurred.
Officer Evans was survived by his wife, mother, father, and two siblings.