Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Henry Evans was killed in an automobile crash when the ambulance he was riding in collided with a tanker truck at the intersection of Bath Street and West Carrillo Street. He had responded to a workplace accident with injured parties and was riding in the ambulance to calm the victim when the accident occurred.
Survivors
Officer Evans was survived by his wife, mother, father, and two siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Evans gave the Santa Barbara Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Barbara community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Evans.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Henry F. Evans 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 Santa Barbara Police Dept., 4 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 80% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Henry F. Evans's cause is highlighted.
How Henry F. Evans Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Henry F. Evans is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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