Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Dave Grant was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a small plane crash near Columbia, California, at approximately 11:00 am.
He was responding to the scene on Highway 49 and was approaching the intersection at Parrotts Ferry Road. Another car entered the intersection and stopped in the middle of it. Deputy Grant attempted to avoid a collision, but his patrol car clipped the other vehicle and crashed. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died a short time later.
Deputy Grant had served with the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Department for 15 years and had served in law enforcement for a total of 28 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, three daughters, four sisters, one brother, and seven grandchildren.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
28 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Grant gave the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Sonora community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Grant.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff David Paul Grant 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 Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Paul Grant's cause is highlighted.
How David Paul Grant Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Paul Grant is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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