Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Paul Pino was killed when his patrol car was struck from behind during a traffic stop on U.S. 395 between Lone Pine and Olancha.
The impact of the crash pushed Officer Pino's patrol car underneath the flatbed truck he had stopped. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the vehicle that struck his car was booked for investigation of manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Officer Pino had served with the California Highway Patrol for 23 years.
The impact of the crash pushed Officer Pino's patrol car underneath the flatbed truck he had stopped. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. The driver of the vehicle that struck his car was booked for investigation of manslaughter and driving under the influence of alcohol.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and four daughters.
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23 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Pino gave the California Highway Patrol 23 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, Officer Pino.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Paul Hubertus Pino is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At California Highway Patrol, 71 of 233 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 30.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How Paul Hubertus Pino Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
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Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Paul Hubertus Pino was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
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