CHARLES O LEY

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 32-E: 17
Department: Los Angeles County, California, S.O.
End of Watch: May 24, 1972
Cause: AUTO
Age: 31
Years of Service: 4
Description: Deputy Sheriff Ley was killed in an automobile crash while in pursuit of a traffic violator. Deputy Ley and his partner observed a car run a red light and gave pursuit. As they entered the freeway, they lost control of their patrol car. The vehicle went off the road, rolled over twice, and landed upside down against a fence. Deputy Ley was pronounced dead at the scene.
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