Jerrel H. Shows Sr.
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Officer

Jerrel H. Shows Sr.

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch December 23, 1964
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Badge 3641
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jerrel Shows was struck and killed by a car while assisting an accident victim in Los Angeles. The accident victim was also struck and critically injured. A 21-year-old driver lost control of his car on the wet pavement near the accident scene and struck both men. Officer Shows had graduated from the academy only four weeks earlier.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1964
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Age 28
Badge Number 3641
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Jerrel H. Shows Sr. 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
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerrel H. Shows Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How Jerrel H. Shows Sr. Compares

Age at Death
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerrel H. Shows Sr. is highlighted in Dec.

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