Lynn Lewis
Deputy Sheriff

Lynn Lewis

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept. — Monterey Park, CA
Accident
End of Watch October 2, 1977
Age 35
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Lynn Lewis was killed in an automobile crash on the San Bernardino Freeway, near Lark Ellen Avenue, while returning from a police conference. His patrol car went out of control on the freeway and struck a directional standard. Deputy Lewis had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Lewis gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Lewis.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Monterey Park, CA
Platform Identity lacso.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 2, 1977
Tour of Duty 6 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Lynn Lewis 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 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept.
50
of 120 officers
41.7% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lynn Lewis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Lynn Lewis Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lynn Lewis is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location