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Officer Leonard L. Layton | California Highway Patrol, California
California Highway Patrol, California

Officer

Leonard L. Layton

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch: Sunday, November 8, 1964

Biographical Info

Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 3411

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: November 8, 1964
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer Leonard Layton was killed in an automobile accident on U.S. Highway 101 while en route to a court hearing.

His cruiser went over an embankment while he rounded a curve on the rain-slicked highway.

The officer had been employed with the California Highway Patrol for less than one year.