"Sworn Dec 1942" "Turlock PD Patrolman 11" Same stone as Alice H Kerley
Officer Kerley and Officer Glenn Winans were instantly killed when their patrol car struck a train in dense fog. Officer George Bredenberg succumbed to his injuries three days later. The three officers were responding to a prowler call when the accident occurred. The impact was so great that the refrigerated car that they struck was derailed. Officer Winans and Officer Kerley were in the front seats and Officer Bredenberg was in the rear seat. The accident occurred at midnight during the shift change and Officer Winans and Officer Kerley were just getting off work and Officer Bredenberg was just reporting to duty.
Officer Kerley was a widower and was survived by his son and two brothers. He had been with the agency for seven years.
Officer Kerley is honored at the Stanislaus County Peace Officer Memorial in Lakewood Memorial Cemetery, The California State Peace Officer Memorial in Sacramento, CA, and the National Peace Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C., Panel 26-E, Line 16.
Officer Kerley and Officer Glenn Winans were instantly killed when their patrol car struck a train in dense fog. Officer George Bredenberg succumbed to his injuries three days later. The three officers were responding to a prowler call when the accident occurred. The impact was so great that the refrigerated car that they struck was derailed. Officer Winans and Officer Kerley were in the front seats and Officer Bredenberg was in the rear seat. The accident occurred at midnight during the shift change and Officer Winans and Officer Kerley were just getting off work and Officer Bredenberg was just reporting to duty.
Officer Kerley was a widower and was survived by his son and two brothers. He had been with the agency for seven years.
Officer Kerley is honored at the Stanislaus County Peace Officer Memorial in Lakewood Memorial Cemetery, The California State Peace Officer Memorial in Sacramento, CA, and the National Peace Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C., Panel 26-E, Line 16.
"Sworn Dec 1942" "Turlock PD Patrolman 11" Same stone as Alice H Kerley
Officer Kerley and Officer Glenn Winans were instantly killed when their patrol car struck a train in dense fog. Officer George Bredenberg succumbed to his injuries three days later. The three officers were responding to a prowler call when the accident occurred. The impact was so great that the refrigerated car that they struck was derailed. Officer Winans and Officer Kerley were in the front seats and Officer Bredenberg was in the rear seat. The accident occurred at midnight during the shift change and Officer Winans and Officer Kerley were just getting off work and Officer Bredenberg was just reporting to duty.
Officer Kerley was a widower and was survived by his son and two brothers. He had been with the agency for seven years.
Officer Kerley is honored at the Stanislaus County Peace Officer Memorial in Lakewood Memorial Cemetery, The California State Peace Officer Memorial in Sacramento, CA, and the National Peace Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C., Panel 26-E, Line 16.
Officer Kerley and Officer Glenn Winans were instantly killed when their patrol car struck a train in dense fog. Officer George Bredenberg succumbed to his injuries three days later. The three officers were responding to a prowler call when the accident occurred. The impact was so great that the refrigerated car that they struck was derailed. Officer Winans and Officer Kerley were in the front seats and Officer Bredenberg was in the rear seat. The accident occurred at midnight during the shift change and Officer Winans and Officer Kerley were just getting off work and Officer Bredenberg was just reporting to duty.
Officer Kerley was a widower and was survived by his son and two brothers. He had been with the agency for seven years.
Officer Kerley is honored at the Stanislaus County Peace Officer Memorial in Lakewood Memorial Cemetery, The California State Peace Officer Memorial in Sacramento, CA, and the National Peace Officer Memorial in Washington, D.C., Panel 26-E, Line 16.
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