John Preston Madison
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Special Investigator

John Preston Madison

Accident
End of Watch September 11, 1994
Age 52
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Madison was killed in an accident after his vehicle flipped over while he was en route to a training class.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-CA-F6FD7A2A
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Investigator Madison served with the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
Thank you for your service to the Sacramento community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Investigator Madison.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity cdmvoifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 1994
Age 52
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Investigator John Preston Madison 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 Department of Motor Vehicles - Office of Investigations, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

California Department of Motor Vehicles - Office of Investigations
2
of 3 officers
66.7% 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. John Preston Madison's cause is highlighted.

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

How John Preston Madison Compares

Age at Death
52
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Preston Madison is highlighted in Sep.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

2 officers from California Department of Motor Vehicles - Office of Investigations are honored on badge.nw.