California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch: Friday, September 1, 1978
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 7801
Cause of Death: Aircraft accident
Date of Incident: September 1, 1978
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer McCabe and Officer Gayle Wood were killed when their helicopter struck a power line support tower which was not visible in the darkness. They were just finishing up their air patrol when the accident occurred near Castaic Lake on I-5.
Officer McCabe had been with the agency for seven years and had been a helicopter observer for six months.