Gregory Alan Gariepy
Deputy Sheriff

Gregory Alan Gariepy

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Dept. — San Bernardino, CA
Accident Veteran
End of Watch June 22, 2005
Age 39
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 153 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Greg Gariepy was killed in an automobile accident on Old Woman Springs Road while responding to assist another deputy at approximately approximately 5:00 am.

He lost control of his vehicle and went off the roadway, overturned, and was ejected from the vehicle. The deputy he was responding to assist arrived at the scene and immediately began CPR as rescue crews responded. He was transported to Hi-Desert Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.

Deputy Gariepy was a US Marine Corps veteran and had served with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Gariepy gave the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Bernardino community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location San Bernardino, CA
Platform Identity sbcso.sanbern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 22, 2005
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Gregory Alan Gariepy served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff Gregory Alan Gariepy 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 San Bernardino County Sheriff's Dept., 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Dept.
8
of 18 officers
44.4% 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. Gregory Alan Gariepy'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 Gregory Alan Gariepy Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory Alan Gariepy is highlighted in Jun.

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