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Incident
Officer James Schultz succumbed to his injuries when he was struck by a vehicle at approximately 11:25 p.m. on Interstate 8. He was checking on an unattended vehicle parked on the shoulder of Interstate 8 near the Gordon Wells area when a passing motorist accidentally hit him. The motorist immediately stopped and assisted Officer Schultz's partner to provide medical care until EMTs arrived. He was transported to the Yuma Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Schultz had served with the California Highway Patrol for 24 years. He is survived by his wife and son
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Schultz gave the California Highway Patrol 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Schultz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Officer James Douglas Schultz is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 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 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Douglas Schultz's cause is highlighted.
How James Douglas Schultz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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