Kenneth L. Witke
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Officer

Kenneth L. Witke

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch January 14, 1964
Age 50
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Badge 731
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Kenneth Witke was killed in a crash when another vehicle made a left turn in front of his police motorcycle on Stocker Street, near Don Lorenzo Drive, in Baldwin Hills. Officer Witke was a United States Army veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, sister, brother, two nephews, and one niece.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Witke gave the California Highway Patrol 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 14, 1964
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 50
Badge Number 731
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Kenneth L. Witke served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Accident

Kenneth is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1964, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Kenneth was 50. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Kenneth had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

California Highway Patrol has at least 120 officers remembered here, Kenneth among them.

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Where

Officer Kenneth L. Witke

California Highway Patrol · End of Watch January 14, 1964

Military Service

Kenneth L. Witke served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-E

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