Roll of Honor
Irene Beatrice Rios
Incident
Deputy Probation Officer Irene Rios was killed in an on-duty automobile accident at approximately 4:30 am.
She was traveling in a department vehicle on I-8 to the San Diego International Airport, for a placement visit to Sacramento, when her vehicle overturned. Deputy Rios died from the injuries she sustained in the accident.
Deputy Rios had served with the Imperial County Probation Department for six years.
Survivors
She is survived by her parents, brother and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Probation Officer Rios gave the Imperial County Probation Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the El Centro community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Probation Officer Rios.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Probation Officer Irene Beatrice Rios 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Irene Beatrice Rios's cause is highlighted.
How Irene Beatrice Rios Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Irene Beatrice Rios is highlighted in Aug.