Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, California
End of Watch: Friday, June 3, 1955
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 94
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: June 1, 1955
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Convicted
Deputy Sheriff William Littlejohn succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver.
He and his partner were rushing an attempted suicide patient to a hospital when the collision occurred. The driver was convicted of felony drunk driving.
Deputy Littlejohn had served with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for three years.