Michael J. Bushman

San Diego Police Department — San Diego, CA

Veteran → Veteran → Accident

End of Watch November 25, 1963

Age 25

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo

Badge 990

The Vigil Panel 99 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 37

Incident

Patrolman Michael Bushman was killed in a single-vehicle crash when his patrol car rolled over several times on Paradise Valley Road east of Munda Road at about 2:10 am. Responding officers located his body lying next to his patrol car several hours after the accident. It is not known what caused the accident. Patrolman Bushman was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the San Diego Police Department for 16 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Bushman gave the San Diego Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Diego community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department San Diego Police Department

Type Other

Location San Diego, San Diego County, CA

Platform Identity sdpd.sandiego.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 25, 1963

Tour of Duty 1 yrs 4 mo

Age 25

Badge Number 990

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Michael J. Bushman served in the U.S. Air Force (1955â1958) before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Michael J. Bushman is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 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 San Diego Police Department, 8 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.1% of this agency's fallen.

San Diego Police Department

of 38 officers

21.1% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident