Roll of Honor
Albert S. "Sunny Jim" Margason
Incident
Officer Margason succumbed to injuries sustained the previous night when he was involved in a motorcycle accident. It is believed that he crashed as he attempted avoid striking a man walking in the road.
Officer Margason had served in law enforcement for 16 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Traffic Officer Margason gave the Santa Clara County State Traffic Force 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Clara community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Officer Margason.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Traffic Officer Albert S. "Sunny Jim" Margason is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert S. "Sunny Jim" Margason's cause is highlighted.
How Albert S. "Sunny Jim" Margason Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert S. "Sunny Jim" Margason is highlighted in Mar.