William Robert Lewis

Torrance Police Department — Torrance, CA

Accident

End of Watch August 23, 1959

Age 42

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Sergeant William Lewis was killed in a motorcycle accident while attempting to stop a traffic violator.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Lewis served with the Torrance Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Torrance community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lewis.

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

Agency

Department Torrance Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Torrance, Los Angeles County, CA

Platform Identity tpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 23, 1959

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant William Robert Lewis is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 Torrance Police Department, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Torrance Police Department

of 4 officers

25% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident