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Justin Wayne McGrory

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Veteran → Felonious

End of Watch June 27, 2010

Age 28

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 8 mo

The Vigil Panel 159 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 232

Incident

Officer Justin McGrory was struck and killed by a drunk driver while conducting a field sobriety test on I-15 in Barstow at 3:38 am.

He and his partner had stopped a suspected drunk driver and were administering the tests when he was struck. His partner was not injured. The drunk driver who struck him stopped a short distance away. He was arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence of marijuana.

In September 2012 the driver pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and was sentenced to five years in prison.

Officer McGrory had served with the California Highway Patrol for almost three years. He is survived by his expectant wife and three small children. His fourth child, a daughter, was born on July 20, 2010.

Survivors

He is survived by his expectant wife and three small children.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer McGrory gave the California Highway Patrol 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer McGrory.

— 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 27, 2010

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 8 mo

Age 28

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious

Cause Detail Vehicular assault

Weapon Automobile; Alcohol involved

Military Service

Justin Wayne McGrory served in the U.S. Air Force (2001â2004) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Justin Wayne McGrory is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At California Highway Patrol, 71 of 233 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.5% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol

of 233 officers

30.5% Felonious

CA — Statewide

974

of 1,837 officers

53% Felonious

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Felonious