Roll of Honor
Ronald Wayne Ives
Incident
Deputy Ives was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a person who had gone through a red light at a high rate of speed.
Deputy Ives was passing through the intersection of Baseline Road and Archibald Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga when the driver of an SUV ran the red light and struck his police motorcycle at approximately 50 miles per hour.
Deputy Ives was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries approximately one hour later. The 60-year-old driver of the vehicle who struck his motorcycle also died from injuries sustained in the accident.
Deputy Ives had served with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Ives gave the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Bernardino community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Ives.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ronald Wayne Ives is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald Wayne Ives's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald Wayne Ives Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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