Roll of Honor
Incident
Traffic Officer Luther Hogan was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Tehachapi Highway while returning from Muroc Lake to Bakersfield. His motorcycle lost traction when it struck a sandy section of road while going around a curve on Tehachapi Highway near the turnoff to Arvin, California. Officer Hogan was thrown from the motorcycle and sustained serious injuries. Another driver came upon the scene moments after the accident and transported Officer Hogan to the San Joaquin Hospital where he died 36 hours later. Officer Hogan had served with the Kern County State Traffic Force for four years and had previously served with the Tulare County State Traffic Force for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Traffic Officer Hogan gave the Kern County State Traffic Force 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bakersfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Officer Hogan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Traffic Officer Luther W. "Pat" Hogan is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Luther W. "Pat" Hogan's cause is highlighted.
How Luther W. "Pat" Hogan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Luther W. "Pat" Hogan is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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