Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Gregory Low and Reserve Deputy Sheriff Charles Plumleigh were killed in an automobile crash. The two deputies were responding to a burglary in progress call when their patrol car collided with a second patrol car at the intersection of 30th Street West and Avenue K in Lancaster. Reserve Deputy Plumleigh died three days later from his injuries. The three deputies in the second patrol car suffered minor injuries. Deputy Low had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for eight years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Low gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Low.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Gregory L. Low is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory L. Low's cause is highlighted.
How Gregory L. Low Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory L. Low is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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