California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Friday, November 25, 1955
Age: 39
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 25, 1955
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Charles Goss was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 152 and the Ash Slough Bridge during foggy conditions.
Officer Goss was transporting a few passengers injured in another accident to a Chowchilla clinic. A vehicle attempting to pass a truck struck his cruiser head-on. His passengers and the driver of the other vehicle were critically injured. Officer Goss died at the scene.
The driver was convicted of manslaughter.
Officer Goss was a United States Navy WWII veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for three years. He is survived by his wife and three children.
He is buried at Arbor Vitae Cemetery in Madera, Madera County, California.