Roll of Honor
Incident
Correctional Deputy Jeremy Meyst was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Road 204, near Highway 198, shortly after 2:30 am.
He was transporting two prisoners from the Porterville substation to the main jail in Visalia when the crash occurred. He was ejected from the transport van when it overturned. The two prisoners suffered minor injuries.
Deputy Meyst had served with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office for nine years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Deputy Meyst gave the Tulare County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Visalia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Deputy Meyst.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Deputy Jeremy Wayne Meyst 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 Tulare County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeremy Wayne Meyst's cause is highlighted.
How Jeremy Wayne Meyst Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeremy Wayne Meyst is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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