Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Spree Desha was killed in the collision of a MetroLink commuter train and a Union Pacific Railroad freight train.
Following practice for off duty officers riding on the train, Officer Desha was in uniform and in the first passenger car when the accident occurred.
She and 24 other passengers were killed in the collision. Over 180 other passengers were seriously injured. A deputy from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department was among those seriously injured in the collision, but assisted others to escape the wreckage until he collapsed.
Officer Desha had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for 7 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her life partner and her parents.
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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.
Police Officer III Desha gave the Los Angeles Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer III Desha.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer III Spree Desha 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 Los Angeles Police Department, 97 of 240 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Spree Desha's cause is highlighted.
How Spree Desha Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Spree Desha is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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