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Patrick Don Vegas
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Sergeant

Patrick Don Vegas

Bakersfield Police Department — Bakersfield, CA
Veteran → Accident
United States flag California flag
End of Watch June 20, 1980
Age 35
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
The Vigil Panel 123 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 7

Incident

Sergeant Vegas was killed when his police motorcycle was struck by a car while he was responding to the scene of another accident. He had been with the agency for 11 years.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Vegas gave the Bakersfield Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bakersfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Vegas.

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

Agency

Department Bakersfield Police Department
Type Police Department
Location Bakersfield, Kern County, CA
Platform Identity bpd.kern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 20, 1980
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Patrick Don Vegas served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Patrick Don Vegas 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 Bakersfield Police Department, 7 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 87.5% of this agency's fallen.

Bakersfield Police Department
7
of 8 officers
87.5% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Patrick Don Vegas's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Patrick Don Vegas Compares

Age at Death
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
11
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Patrick Don Vegas is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Military Service

Patrick Don Vegas served in the U.S. Army (1966–1969) before joining law enforcement.

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