Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Ross Cochran was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 99 while en route to a burglary call.
His vehicle collided with another car that had been traveling on the wrong side of the two-lane road.
Deputy Cochran had only been employed with the Tulare County Sheriff's Office for two months, but had been in law enforcement for over 20 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Cochran gave the Tulare County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Visalia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cochran.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ross Clifford Cochran 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 Tulare County Sheriff's Office, 10 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ross Clifford Cochran's cause is highlighted.
How Ross Clifford Cochran Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ross Clifford Cochran is highlighted in Nov.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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