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William C. Foote

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

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End of Watch June 23, 1952

Age 33

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Badge 714

The Vigil Panel 88 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 232

Incident

Officer William Foote was killed in a motorcycle crash while returning from Salinas to Bakersfield. Officer Foote was a Marine Corps Reserve Korean War veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol before and after his tour in Korea.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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 Foote gave the California Highway Patrol 4 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

Department California Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 23, 1952

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 33

Badge Number 714

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

William C. Foote served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Officer William C. Foote is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.

In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At California Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol

151

of 233 officers

64.8% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,095

of 32,587 officers