Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Blankenship was killed in an automobile accident while transporting his brother, Undersheriff Rush Blankenship, to the hospital. His brother had received an injury to his arm after falling while making an arrest. During the drive to Seattle a tire on Sheriff Blankenship's vehicle blew out in Pierce County, causing him to lose control and strike a tree. Sheriff Blankenship was killed and his two passengers were injured. Sheriff Blankenship's brother, Sheriff Paul Blankenship, was struck and killed by a vehicle six years later while also serving as Kitsap County Sheriff. Sheriff Daniel Blankenship had served as Sheriff for 8 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Blankenship gave the Kitsap County Sheriff's Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Port Orchard community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Blankenship.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Daniel L. Blankenship 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Kitsap County Sheriff's Department, 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. Daniel L. Blankenship's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel L. Blankenship Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel L. Blankenship is highlighted in Nov.
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