Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Manny Lopez was responding to a burglary call when his patrol car collided with a train around 1:30 a.m. at the North Mary Crossing in Sunnyvale. He was transported to Stanford University Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. The alarm he was responding to had been accidentally triggered by a janitor. Officer Lopez had served with the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety for over three years and previously served with the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife, who also served in law enforcement, and his parents.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Lopez gave the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Lopez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Manuel Lopez Jr. 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 Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Manuel Lopez Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Manuel Lopez Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Manuel Lopez Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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