CLINTON BURTNER

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Officer Rank: Police Officer
Memorial Panel: 38-E: 17
Department: Riverside, California, P.D.
End of Watch: December 4, 1938
Cause: MOTO
Age: Unk
Years of Service: 8
Description: Officer Burtner was on motorcycle patrol when he was struck by a motorist who failed to yield at a red light. Officer Burtner's head struck the hood ornament of the vehicle which fractured his skull. He was rushed to the hospital where he remained in a coma until his death seven days later. The motorist pled guilty to negligent homicide and received probation.
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