Incident
Investigator Marks succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident four months earlier in Fremont, California. The accident occurred while he was returning to Sonora after interviewing a jailed suspect.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Investigator Marks served with the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Sonora community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Marks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Investigator Paul Robert Marks 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 Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Paul Robert Marks's cause is highlighted.
How Paul Robert Marks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul Robert Marks is highlighted in May.
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