Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Charles King was struck by a vehicle and killed as he stood at the corner of San Jose Avenue and Sagamore Avenue. Officer King had been with the San Francisco Police Department for 25 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
25 years. You could have gone home.
Officer King gave the San Francisco Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer King.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Charles W. King is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 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 San Francisco Police Department, 35 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles W. King's cause is highlighted.
How Charles W. King Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles W. King is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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