Bradley Alan Moody
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Police Officer

Bradley Alan Moody

Richmond Police Department — Richmond, CA
Accident
End of Watch October 7, 2008
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Bradley Moody succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier while responding to backup another officer at the scene of an assault.

His patrol car went out of control and struck a light pole on Marina Bay Parkway, at Regatta Boulevard. He was transported to John Muir Medical Center, in Walnut Creek, where he remained on life support for three days until his organs could be donated.

Officer Moody had served with the Richmond Police Department for seven years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two young children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Moody gave the Richmond Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Moody.

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

Agency

Location Richmond, CA
Platform Identity rpd.contracosta.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 2008
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Police Officer Bradley Alan Moody 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 Richmond Police Department, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Richmond Police Department
5
of 11 officers
45.5% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bradley Alan Moody's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Bradley Alan Moody Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bradley Alan Moody is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location