Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff David S. Larimer was killed when an automobile struck him. He was directing traffic on East Colorado Boulevard, at Lotus Avenue, in Pasadena on Christmas Eve. He was assisting an elderly female across the street when a car came at them. Deputy Larimer pushed the female to safety but was struck by the car. He was killed instantly. Deputy Larimer’s partner arrested the driver of the car for drunk driving and negligent homicide.
Survivors
Deputy Larimer was survived by his two children and four grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Larimer served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Larimer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff David Stout Larimer 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 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Stout Larimer's cause is highlighted.
How David Stout Larimer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Stout Larimer is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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