Oakland Police Department, California
End of Watch Tuesday, October 2, 1973
Add to My HeroesDavid George Guider
Officer David Guider and Officer Wendell Troyer were killed when their department Hughes 269C helicopter experienced mechanical failure with the main rotor and crashed.
The helicopter crashed into a parking lot and building at 2033 Fruitvale Avenue and burst into flames.
Officer Guider was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Oakland Police Department for four years. He was survived by his expectant wife. His father was a retired police chief.
Bio
- Age 26
- Tour 4 years
- Badge Not available
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Aircraft accident
Most Recent Reflection
View all 20 ReflectionsThank you for your service.
Tim Liddell
CA Hwy Patrol 5342 ( retired )
April 3, 2024
Recent LODD Deaths
Police Officer Jordan Wingate
Oakland Police Department, CA
EOW: April 20, 2024
Police Officer Luis M. Huesca
Chicago Police Department, IL
EOW: April 21, 2024
Deputy Sheriff Tobin Bolter
Ada County Sheriff's Office, ID
EOW: April 21, 2024
Deputy Sheriff Alfredo "Freddy" Flores
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: April 20, 2024
Investigator Brian Herbert
Osage Nation Police Department, TR
EOW: April 17, 2024
Deputy Sheriff Fred Fislar
Hendricks County Sheriff's Office, IN
EOW: April 16, 2024
Police Officer Michael E. Jensen
Syracuse Police Department, NY
EOW: April 14, 2024
Lieutenant Michael Hoosock
Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, NY
EOW: April 14, 2024
Sergeant William Marty Jackson, II
Winchester Police Department, KY
EOW: April 14, 2024