Leslie Lauterwasser
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Leslie Lauterwasser

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Felonious
End of Watch June 27, 1941
Age 30
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Lauterwasser was killed when his motorcycle collided with a drunk driver who suddenly made a U-turn in front of him on the approach to the Golden Gate Bridge. The driver was charged with drunk driving and negligent homicide.

Survivors

Officer Lauterwasser was survived by his wife and child.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Lauterwasser served with the California Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Lauterwasser.

— 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 June 27, 1941
Tour of Duty 3 mo
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Leslie is one of 15,742 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1941, 92 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 61st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Leslie was 30. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Leslie had served 0.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

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

Across the years

Officer Leslie Lauterwasser

California Highway Patrol · End of Watch June 27, 1941

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 21-E

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