VERNON G FORTIN

Officer Rank: Patrolman
Memorial Panel: 23-E: 17
Department: Washington State Patrol
End of Watch: September 30, 1923
Cause: MOTO
Age: 26
Years of Service: 1
Description: Patrolman Fortin died in a motorcycle accident when his handlebars locked with the handlebars of another patrolman's motorcycle. They were northbound on Hannegan Road en route to the Lynden fair for traffic duty. He was injured when his machine skidded in soft gravel and he jumped clear of the entanglement.
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