Roll of Honor
Jon Steven Coutchie
Incident
Police Officer Jon Coutchie was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of South Coast Highway and Cleo Street while looking for a speeding vehicle that had evaded other officers.
His motorcycle was involved in a collision with a pickup truck in the intersection.
Officer Coutchie was a U.S. Army veteran who had served with the Laguna Beach Police Department as a police officer for four years and had previously served with the agency as a part-time jailer for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and brother.
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- August 2, 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.
Police Officer Coutchie gave the Laguna Beach Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Laguna Beach 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jon Steven Coutchie served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Jon Steven Coutchie is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,588 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 Laguna Beach Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jon Steven Coutchie's cause is highlighted.
How Jon Steven Coutchie Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jon Steven Coutchie is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Military Service
Jon Steven Coutchie served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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