Roll of Honor
Chester A. Alquist
Incident
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Chester Alquist succumbed to injuries received when he was struck by a car while assisting at the scene of an accident on Highway 8 west of Hillsboro at 6 pm. Reserve Deputy Alquist was one of 24 reserve deputies who had been called into service to assist with traffic control for New Year's Eve. When he got out of the patrol vehicle to place a flare, a driver hit him. He was transported to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. The driver was not charged. Deputy Alquist was a United States World War II Army veteran.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Alquist served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Hillsboro community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Chester A. Alquist served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Chester A. Alquist 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Washington County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Chester A. Alquist's cause is highlighted.
How Chester A. Alquist Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Chester A. Alquist is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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