Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Greg Hernandez succumbed to injuries suffered one week earlier when his patrol car collided with a tractor trailer at the intersection of Road 120 and Avenue 400. He was responding to backup another deputy when the collision occurred.
The sergeant had served with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office for 24 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter, mother, six siblings, and fiancee.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Hernandez gave the Tulare County Sheriff's Office 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Visalia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Hernandez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Greg Hernandez, Jr. 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 Tulare County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Greg Hernandez, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Greg Hernandez, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Greg Hernandez, Jr. is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
15 officers from Tulare County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
