Carlos Manuel Magana
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Deputy Sheriff

Carlos Manuel Magana

Accident
End of Watch December 9, 1970
Age 32
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Magana was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train in heavy fog at an unprotected crossing on State Route 201 near Cutler, California. At the time of the accident he was responding to a possible burglar alarm at the Stone Corral Irrigation Water District office. Deputy Magana had served with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office for 2 years. He had previously served as assistant chief of the Fowler Police Department for 8 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Magana gave the Tulare County Sheriff's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Visalia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Magana.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Visalia, Tulare County, CA
Platform Identity tcso.tulare.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 9, 1970
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Carlos Manuel Magana is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Tulare County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Tulare County Sheriff's Office
10
of 16 officers
62.5% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carlos Manuel Magana's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Carlos Manuel Magana Compares

Age at Death
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
10
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carlos Manuel Magana is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897