Fremont Police Department, California
End of Watch: Sunday, June 6, 1976
Age: 41
Tour of Duty: 11 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 6, 1976
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer David Jones was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol at 9:30 a.m.
Officer Jones was attempting a left turn from Lowry Road onto southbound Newark Boulevard (current day Union City Boulevard) when his patrol car was struck as a speeding station wagon came over the Alameda Creek bridge and hit him broadside.
Officer Jones was a United States Air Force Korean War veteran and had served with the Fremont Police Department for 11 years. He was survived by his wife and two sons.