Roll of Honor
Brandan Garrett Hinkle
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Brandan Hinkle was killed when his police motorcycle was struck head-on by another vehicle on Brea Canyon Cutoff south of Pathfinder Road.
He was training to be a motor officer and was riding behind his training officer when the crash occurred. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Deputy Hinkle had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hinkle gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hinkle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Brandan Garrett Hinkle 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%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brandan Garrett Hinkle's cause is highlighted.
How Brandan Garrett Hinkle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brandan Garrett Hinkle is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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