Clay Noble Hunt

Detective Clay Hunt succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash while responding to an investigation of a death. His vehicle was broadsided near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Gower Street. Detective Hunt was taken to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, where he succumbed to injuries the following day. The driver was convicted of gross negligence for driving at high speed and ignoring a stop, and his drunk driving charge was dropped. He was sentenced to four months in jail, a suspended sentence, and two years of probation. Detective Hunt was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 18 years.