Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant John Helmick was killed in an automobile accident when his department vehicle collided with the state Department of Transportation vehicle. He was en route to speak at a luncheon for an area civic organization. Lieutenant Helmick had been with the California Highway Patrol for 20 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Helmick gave the California Highway Patrol 20 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, Lieutenant Helmick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant John C. Helmick 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. John C. Helmick's cause is highlighted.
How John C. Helmick Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John C. Helmick is highlighted in Feb.
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