California Highway Patrol, California
End of Watch Saturday, May 13, 1978
William F. Leiphardt, Jr.
Officer William Leiphardt and Officer Harold Horine were struck and killed by a drunk driver while investigating a previous accident. While they were standing on the shoulder the drunk driver, driving a tractor trailer, swerved off the road and struck the vehicle, pushing it into the two officers.
The driver was charged with drunk driving and manslaughter and was sentenced to 26 weekends in jail.
Officer Leiphardt had been with the agency for 12 years.
Bio
- Age 39
- Tour 12 years
- Badge 4991
Incident Details
- Cause Vehicular assault
- Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved
- Offender Sentenced to 26 weekends in jail
Related LODD Deaths
Officer Harold E. Horine
California Highway Patrol, CA
EOW: May 13, 1978
Most Recent Reflection
View all 21 ReflectionsRest In Peace Brother LEO. You are honored and remembered on the 40th anniversary of your EOW.
Officer Mike Robinson (Ret)
Upland Police Dept. CA
May 13, 2018
Recent LODD Deaths
Corrections Officer Joseph Parise
Minnesota Department of Corrections, MN
EOW: September 24, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Mark V. Stasyuk
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: September 17, 2018
Corrections Officer Armando Gallegos, Jr.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, CA
EOW: September 14, 2018
Deputy Sheriff Robert Kenneth Kunze, III
Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office, KS
EOW: September 16, 2018
Police Officer Oscar Adrian Reyes
Costa Mesa Police Department, CA
EOW: September 12, 2018
Chief of Police Frank A. McClelland, Jr.
Ludowici Police Department, GA
EOW: September 15, 2018
Police Officer Garrett Willis Hull
Fort Worth Police Department, TX
EOW: September 14, 2018
Police Officer David Alexander Tinsley
Fort Wayne Police Department, IN
EOW: September 11, 2018
Assistant Chief of Police Kirt Roy Ricks, III
Montgomery Police Department, LA
EOW: September 7, 2018