James B. Dalziel
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Officer

James B. Dalziel

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch June 30, 1945
Age 55
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dalziel was returning from duty on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge when a truck turned in front of him causing a collision. He had been in law enforcement for 28 years.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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28 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Dalziel gave the California Highway Patrol 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Dalziel.

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

Agency

Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 30, 1945
Tour of Duty 28 yrs
Age 55
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer James B. Dalziel 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 Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol
151
of 233 officers
64.8% 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. James B. Dalziel'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 James B. Dalziel Compares

Age at End of Watch
55
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James B. Dalziel is highlighted in Jun.

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