George E. Ellis Jr.

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Accident

End of Watch April 21, 1943

Age 39

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

The Vigil Panel 80 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 232

Incident

Officer George Ellis succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle accident at Sixteenth Street and C Street. Officer Ellis and another officer were traveling north on Sixteenth Street when a driver traveling east on C Street failed to stop. The vehicle broadsided the patrol car, which overturned twice from the impact. Officer Ellis died from his injuries the next day. The driver was charged with negligent homicide but was acquitted. Officer Ellis had served with the California Highway Patrol for 13 years. He was survived by his wife and his parents. He is buried at the Casa Bonita Mausoleum in Stockton, San Joaquin County, California.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and his parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Ellis gave the California Highway Patrol 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Ellis.

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

Agency

Department California Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 21, 1943

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Not available

Officer George E. Ellis Jr. 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

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident