Roll of Honor
Lloyd Beauford Brooks
Incident
Reserve Captain Lloyd Brooks was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of a serious motor vehicle accident on California 39 in the San Gabriel Mountains. The driver of the car that struck him was distracted while watching a sheriff’s department medevac helicopter land at the scene. The driver suddenly swerved around the stopped cars and struck Reserve Captain Brooks. Reserve Captain Brooks had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for 19 years and was assigned to the East Los Angeles Sheriff Station.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Captain Brooks gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Captain Brooks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Captain Lloyd Beauford Brooks 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 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lloyd Beauford Brooks's cause is highlighted.
How Lloyd Beauford Brooks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lloyd Beauford Brooks is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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