Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Hal Singleton was killed in an automobile accident as he and the undersheriff drove to pickup a prisoner.
The driver of an oncoming vehicle attempted to pass a car illegally and struck the patrol car head-on, killing Sheriff Singleton and the other driver.
Sheriff Singleton is survived by his wife and one child.
Survivors
Sheriff Singleton is survived by his wife and one child.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Singleton served with the Glenn County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Willows community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Singleton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Hal Addison Singleton 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Hal Addison Singleton's cause is highlighted.
How Hal Addison Singleton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hal Addison Singleton is highlighted in Dec.