On July 2, 1954, State Traffic Officer Frank M. Epperson, age 39, was attempting to overtake two speeding vehicles and was about to pass a pick-up truck when the truck started a left turn in front of his patrol car. Epperson tried to avoid a collision, but the two vehicles collided, and the patrol car rolled several times before striking a power pole and slamming into irrigation equipment. The 40-year-old patrolman was ejected and died at the scene. Epperson had joined the CHP in 1948, but his duty was interrupted by service in the Korean War. He returned to the Patrol in 1952. Officer Epperson was a Korean War veteran. Officer Epperson was assigned to the CHP's Indio Area office. He served the CHP for 6 years.
Private Donations
Individual members of the community are encouraged to support the Foundation. This is your Foundation - your way of tangibly demonstrating your support for our county's fallen heroes.
These brave men and women put their lives on the line each and every day they put on that uniform, badge and gun. They did it for you and the rest of the community they served. They and their families have paid the ultimate sacrifice. They deserve our respect and they deserve to be remembered. Not remembered how they died, but rather how they lived.
The RCPOMF is devoted to keeping their memory alive and to tell their story. The Foundation is also dedicated to assisting the fallen heroes families by supporting them immediately after the death of the officer and to assist the surviving children with meeting college expenses.
We owe it to our heroes to make good our promise that we will never forget!
These brave men and women put their lives on the line each and every day they put on that uniform, badge and gun. They did it for you and the rest of the community they served. They and their families have paid the ultimate sacrifice. They deserve our respect and they deserve to be remembered. Not remembered how they died, but rather how they lived.
The RCPOMF is devoted to keeping their memory alive and to tell their story. The Foundation is also dedicated to assisting the fallen heroes families by supporting them immediately after the death of the officer and to assist the surviving children with meeting college expenses.
We owe it to our heroes to make good our promise that we will never forget!