U.S. Navy · United States 
Donald Highley
1968
Donald LeRoy Highley served the U.S. Navy.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Motor vehicle
What Happened
Policeman Donald Highley was struck and killed by a drunk driver while writing a ticket. He had completed the citation and was in the process of handing the citation to the driver when he was struck. The original driver receiving the traffic violation used the officer's radio to notify the agency of the incident. The 48-year-old drunken violator who fled was chased down and ran off the road by a tow-truck driver. The driver and his passenger held the suspect until police arrived and arrested him. The incident was the drunken driver's fourth DUI conviction. He received one year in the county jail. Policeman Highley was a U.S Navy veteran and had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
Service Record
U.S. Navy
Also Served
Los Angeles Police Department
Policeman
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