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Officer

James J. Schumacher Jr.

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch June 13, 1981

Age 33

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Badge 7164

The Vigil Panel 124 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 232

Incident

Officer Schumacher was struck by a vehicle and killed while issuing a traffic citation to a vehicle on U.S. Highway 99. While obtaining the driver's signature the vehicle was sideswiped and Officer Schumacher was dragged more than 100 feet. The driver of the vehicle that struck him had fallen asleep. He was charged with manslaughter.

Survivors

Officer Schumacher had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife and two sons.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Schumacher gave the California Highway Patrol 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Schumacher.

— 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 June 13, 1981

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 33

Badge Number 7164

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

James J. Schumacher Jr. served in the U.S. Army (1964â1967) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer James J. Schumacher Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 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 97,784 officers

0% Accident