Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Fullmer was killed in an automobile accident while investigating a murder. He was driving down Bingham Canyon at a high rate of speed and failed to negotiate a hair-pin curve. His vehicle plunged down a 200-foot mountain slope. Deputy Fullmer and a civilian interpreter were killed in the accident.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Fullmer served with the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Salt Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Fullmer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Oscar Fullmer 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 UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oscar Fullmer's cause is highlighted.
How Oscar Fullmer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Oscar Fullmer is highlighted in Aug.
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