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Officer

George W. Redding

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch August 17, 1977

Age 43

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Badge 4282

The Vigil Panel 119 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 232

Incident

Officer George Redding was killed in a freak accident after responding to an accident in which a vehicle struck a telephone pole on Highway 273 South near Happy Valley Road. As Officer Redding exited his cruiser, another passing car struck the downed line, causing it to fly across the street, wrap around Officer Redding's ankle, throwing him into the air and to the ground. He was killed almost instantly when he struck the ground. Officer Redding had served with the California Highway Patrol for 11 years and was assigned to the Redding area for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two sons, a daughter, a brother, and four sisters.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Redding gave the California Highway Patrol 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Redding.

— 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 August 17, 1977

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 43

Badge Number 4282

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

George W. Redding served in the the United States military (1952â1956) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer George W. Redding 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