Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Raymond O'Connor was killed in an automobile crash when the patrol car he was riding in was struck head-on by an oncoming vehicle on the Eastshore Freeway, south of Paseo Grande, in Hayward. He and his partner were returning to San Francisco after patrolling state property in San Jose. The other driver was also killed. Officer O'Connor had served with the agency for seven years and had previously served with the Hayward Police Department for five 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 never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer O'Connor gave the California State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer O'Connor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Raymond Vincent O'Connor 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 California State Police, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Vincent O'Connor's cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Vincent O'Connor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Vincent O'Connor is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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