Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Michael Bushman was killed in a single-vehicle crash when his patrol car rolled over several times on Paradise Valley Road east of Munda Road at about 2:10 am. Responding officers located his body lying next to his patrol car several hours after the accident. It is not known what caused the accident. Patrolman Bushman was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the San Diego Police Department for 16 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Patrolman Bushman gave the San Diego Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Diego community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael J. Bushman served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Michael J. Bushman 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 Diego Police Dept., 8 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael J. Bushman's cause is highlighted.
How Michael J. Bushman Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael J. Bushman is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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