Officer Richard G. Woods, California Highway Patrol, California

Officer Richard G. Woods

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch Wednesday, July 16, 1969

Richard G. Woods

Officer Richard Woods was killed in a motorcycle accident while en route to a court hearing.

He was attempting to switch lanes on the freeway when traffic suddenly stopped, causing him to strike the rear of a panel truck.

Officer Woods had been employed with the California Highway Patrol for three years.

Bio

Age 29
Tour 3 years
Badge 4987

Incident Details

Cause Motorcycle crash

Most Recent Reflection

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Richard was married to my sister. He was a wonderful husband to Dixie, father to Jenny, and stepfather to Vickie. His fellow officers spoke highly of him. I remember he was particularly careful to Polish his boots, helmet and tank on his bike to a very high shine. After being raised on stories of his Uncle Richard, my son is now a LEO with San Francisco PD.

Catherine Sutton
Sister in law

September 15, 2017