Gregory L. Low
Deputy Sheriff

Gregory L. Low

Accident
End of Watch February 26, 1978
Age 29
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Gregory Low and Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Plumleigh were killed in an automobile crash. The two deputies were responding to a burglary in progress call when their patrol car collided with a second patrol car at the intersection of 30th Street West and Avenue K in Lancaster. Reserve Deputy Plumleigh died three days later from his injuries. The three deputies in the second patrol car suffered minor injuries. Deputy Low had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for eight years.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Low gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Low.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Monterey Park, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 26, 1978
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Gregory L. Low is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
50
of 120 officers
41.7% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory L. Low's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Gregory L. Low Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory L. Low is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location