Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Randy Hamson succumbed to injuries sustained on August 16th, 2004, when he was struck by a vehicle on Sierra Highway near Soledad Canyon Road.
He had been investigating an accident when he saw an oncoming car driving without its headlights on. As he stepped into the roadway to get the driver's attention with his flashlight he was struck by another car.
He remained in a coma in a long-term care facility until succumbing to his injuries.
Deputy Hamson had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for five years at the time of the incident.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, parents, and two brothers.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hamson gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hamson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Randy Jay Hamson 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 County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randy Jay Hamson's cause is highlighted.
How Randy Jay Hamson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Randy Jay Hamson is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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