Roll of Honor
Paul B. Beridon
Incident
Corrections Officer Paul Beridon and Corrections Officer Mylene Zalar were killed in a vehicle crash on California 108, between Oakdale and Jamestown, at approximately 3:45 am. The officers were en route to the Sierra Conservation Center, in Jamestown, to conduct a prisoner transport when an oncoming vehicle crossed the center line and struck their department issued 1987 AMC Eagle station wagon head-on. Officer Beridon, who was driving, and Officer Zalar, who was sitting in the backseat, were both killed. A third officer in the front passenger seat suffered severe injuries but survived.
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- July 23, 2026
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Corrections Officer Beridon gave the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corrections Officer Beridon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corrections Officer Paul B. Beridon 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 California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 7 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul B. Beridon's cause is highlighted.
How Paul B. Beridon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul B. Beridon is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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