Fort Worth Police Department, Texas
End of Watch: Tuesday, August 30, 1977
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 1420
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: August 30, 1977
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Plead guilty, sentenced to three years.
Officer Randall Fletcher was killed after being struck by a vehicle operated by an intoxicated driver.
He was in the process of helping a truck driver place flares around his disabled truck when this occurred.
Officer Fletcher had served with the agency for three years and was survived by his daughter, parents, sister, and fiance.