Harold B. Broadwell

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. — Monterey Park, CA

Accident

End of Watch November 9, 1919

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 119

Incident

Motorcycle Officer Harold Broadwell was killed in a motorcycle crash while pursuing a vehicle on the El Monte Road in front of the Five Mile House (near the modern-day junction of Valley Boulevard and the Long Beach Freeway). He was pursuing a speeding vehicle when it suddenly braked. He took evasive action by turning his motorcycle into the opposite lane. The motorcycle collided with a car traveling in the other direction and he was thrown approximately 70 feet. He was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries a few hours later.

Survivors

Officer Broadwell was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Motorcycle Officer Broadwell served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Motorcycle Officer Broadwell.

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

Agency

Department Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Monterey Park, CA

Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 9, 1919

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Motorcycle Officer Harold B. Broadwell is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.

of 120 officers

41.7% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident