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Officer Henry F. Evans | Santa Barbara Police Department, California
Santa Barbara Police Department, California

Officer

Henry F. Evans

Santa Barbara Police Department, California

End of Watch: Tuesday, October 22, 1940

Biographical Info

Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

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.