On June 30, 1945, CHP Officer James B. Dalziel was killed in a traffic collision while riding his departmental motorcycle.
Officer Dalziel was returning from duty on the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge shortly after midnight when a vehicle drove directly in front of his motorcycle. The collision killed the patrolman instantly.
Officer Dalziel was 55 years old and was a 28-year veteran of law enforcement service that began in 1917 with the San Mateo County Motor Patrol and continued uninterrupted when the county unit merged with the CHP.
On June 30, 1945, CHP Officer James B. Dalziel was killed in a traffic collision while riding his departmental motorcycle.
Officer Dalziel was returning from duty on the San Francisco - Oakland Bay Bridge shortly after midnight when a vehicle drove directly in front of his motorcycle. The collision killed the patrolman instantly.
Officer Dalziel was 55 years old and was a 28-year veteran of law enforcement service that began in 1917 with the San Mateo County Motor Patrol and continued uninterrupted when the county unit merged with the CHP.
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