Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sam Moore and Reserve Deputy Robert Grabner were killed in an accident at U.S. 99 and Highway 399. Deputy Moore and Deputy Grabner were responding to an officer needs assistance call and pulled out in front of a truck driving on U.S. 99. Deputy Moore had been with the Kern County Sheriff's Office for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Moore gave the Kern County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Bakersfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Samuel Harold Moore 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 Kern County Sheriff's Office, 18 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Samuel Harold Moore's cause is highlighted.
How Samuel Harold Moore Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Samuel Harold Moore is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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