Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Ronald Wainscott was killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of De La Vina Street and West Haley Street while he was responding to an emergency call. As he entered an intersection his vehicle broadsided another vehicle. The call he was responding to turned out to be a false alarm. Officer Wainscott had served with the Santa Barbara Police Department for eight months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, parents, and sister.
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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 Wainscott served with the Santa Barbara Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Barbara community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wainscott.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Ronald R. Wainscott 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. Ronald R. Wainscott's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald R. Wainscott Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald R. Wainscott is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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