Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, California
End of Watch Thursday, March 20, 1919
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Deputy Sheriffs Harry Guard and Emma Benson were killed when their department vehicle was struck by a trolley car on Telegraph Road.
The two deputies, along with a third deputy, were returning to the jail after delivering a mental patient to a hospital in Norwalk when their Model T collided with the trolley.
Bio
- Age 38
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Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
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