Roll of Honor
David Stan Piquette
Incident
Deputy Sheriff David Piquette was killed in an automobile crash on SR-91 while en route to the agency's academy.
A stove had fallen off of another vehicle on the highway and landed in a travel lane in the 3300 block of the Riverside Freeway. Several vehicles took evasive action to avoid striking the stove, including Deputy Piquette and a tractor-trailer. One of the trailers overturned and landed on top of Deputy Piquette's unmarked vehicle. He sustained fatal injuries in the collision.
The stove, and several other items, had just been stolen by the driver of the pickup that it fell off of. The driver fled the scene after the stove fell into the roadway. The man, who had a lengthy criminal history dating back to when he was 11 years old, was arrested and subsequently convicted of first-degree murder. He was sentenced to 26 years to life.
Deputy Piquette had served with Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and 3-year-old twins.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Piquette gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Piquette.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
David Stan Piquette served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1991â1995) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff David Stan Piquette is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 58 of 120 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Stan Piquette's cause is highlighted.
How David Stan Piquette Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. David Stan Piquette was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
Military Service
David Stan Piquette served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1991–1995) before joining law enforcement.
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