Roll of Honor
Herbert Dean Sibert
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Herbert Sibert was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Highway 101 while returning to San Diego from Cardiff, following up on a robbery investigation.
Although he was off duty, he had gone to Cardiff to follow up on several leads. He was returning at about 2:00 am when one of his vehicle's tires suffered a blowout, causing it to veer off the highway and down an embankment at the base of the Torrey Pines Grade. He was thrown from the vehicle and killed.
Deputy Sibert was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II and the recipient of both the Purple Heart and the Bronze Star. He had served with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department for two years and previously served with the Glendale Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Sibert gave the San Diego County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Diego community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Herbert Dean Sibert served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Herbert Dean Sibert 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 San Diego County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert Dean Sibert's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert Dean Sibert Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert Dean Sibert is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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