Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Tyler Pinchot succumbed to injuries sustained three months earlier when his police motorcycle was struck from behind.
On June 13, 2003, Corporal Pinchot attempted to stop a traffic violator at the 6800 block of Orangethorpe Avenue in Buena Park. When another car hit him around 3:30 p.m., he was thrown from the motorcycle, sustaining head and internal injuries. Corporal Pinchot was transported to UC Irvine Medical Center, where he remained in critical condition until passing away 100 days later.
The driver was not cited for any traffic violations.
Corporal Pinchot had served with the Buena Park Police Department for 23 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three stepchildren, parents, and five siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Pinchot gave the Buena Park Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Buena Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Pinchot.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Tyler Matthew Pinchot 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 Buena Park Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tyler Matthew Pinchot's cause is highlighted.
How Tyler Matthew Pinchot Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tyler Matthew Pinchot is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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