Robert A. Phillips
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Officer

Robert A. Phillips

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch January 6, 1975
Age 29
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Badge 5808
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Robert Phillips was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. His rear tire blew out while he was driving, causing him to be thrown to the ground. Officer Phillips had been with the agency for eight years.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Phillips gave the California Highway Patrol 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Phillips.

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

Agency

Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 6, 1975
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 29
Badge Number 5808
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Robert A. Phillips 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 Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol
151
of 233 officers
64.8% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert A. Phillips's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Robert A. Phillips Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert A. Phillips is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897