U.S. Army Byron Riley
1973
Byron William Riley. Byron also served in the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Officer Byron Riley and Officer Phillip Yourman were killed in an automobile crash while pursuing a purse snatcher. The two officers were in an unmarked unit when they observed the crime. As they chased the suspect vehicle into a residential area the patrol car went out of control and struck a palm tree as they made a U-turn on Hollywood Boulevard at 57th Avenue. Both officers suffered fatal injuries in the crash. The suspect they were chasing was never apprehended. Officer Riley was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Hollywood Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife.
Service Record
1967 – 1970
U.S. Army
Also Served
Hollywood Police Department
Officer
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