Coburn B. Jewell
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Officer

Coburn B. Jewell

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch February 1, 1964
Age 28
Badge 2940
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Coburn Jewell was killed when his cruiser was struck by another vehicle. He had parked his cruiser on the shoulder of a highway and had his amber lights activated. Another driver lost control of his vehicle and struck the back of Officer Jewell's cruiser at approximately 50 mph.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Jewell served with the California Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Jewell.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 1, 1964
Age 28
Badge Number 2940
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Coburn B. Jewell is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 California Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol
151
of 233 officers
64.8% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Coburn B. Jewell's cause is highlighted.

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

How Coburn B. Jewell Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Coburn B. Jewell is highlighted in Feb.

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