Deputy Sheriff William L. Littlejohn
Sacramento County Sheriff's Department
California
End of Watch: Friday, June 3, 1955

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: Wednesday, June 1, 1955
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Convicted

Deputy Littlejohn succumbed to injuries received two days earlier when his patrol car was struck by a drunk driver. He and his partner were rushing an attempted suicide patient to a hospital when the collision occurred. The suspect was convicted of felony drunk driving.

Deputy Littlejohn had been with the agency for almost three years.