Scott Leatherman
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Scott Leatherman

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch May 3, 1942
Age 29
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Leatherman was killed in a motorcycle accident while pursuing a speeding car. The front wheel started wobbling due to the high speed and caused him to lose control.

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You barely got started.
Officer Leatherman gave the California Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Leatherman.

— 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 May 3, 1942
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Scott is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1942, 65 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 65th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Scott was 29. 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. Scott had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.

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By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 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, Scott among them.

Across the years

Officer Scott Leatherman

California Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 3, 1942

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-W

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