California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Sunday, November 8, 1964
Age: 26
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 3411
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.