Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Emma Benson and Deputy Sheriff Harry Guard were killed when their department vehicle was struck by a Pacific Electric trolley on Telegraph Road at the Rio Hondo crossing.
The two deputies, along with a third deputy, were returning to the jail after delivering a mental patient to a hospital in Norwalk when their Model T collided with the trolley.
Deputy Benson had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for one year and was assigned to the Female Ward.
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- September 9, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Benson served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Benson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Emma Benson 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 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Emma Benson's cause is highlighted.
How Emma Benson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Emma Benson is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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