Ronald Wayne Ives
Deputy Sheriff

Ronald Wayne Ives

Accident
End of Watch September 1, 2004
Age 43
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Ives was struck and killed by a vehicle driven by a person who had gone through a red light at a high rate of speed.

Deputy Ives was passing through the intersection of Baseline Road and Archibald Avenue in Rancho Cucamonga when the driver of an SUV ran the red light and struck his police motorcycle at approximately 50 miles per hour.

Deputy Ives was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries approximately one hour later. The 60-year-old driver of the vehicle who struck his motorcycle also died from injuries sustained in the accident.

Deputy Ives had served with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department for eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Ives gave the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Bernardino community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Ives.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Other
Location San Bernardino, CA
Platform Identity sbcso.sanbern.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 1, 2004
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 43
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Ronald Wayne Ives is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department
8
of 18 officers
44.4% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald Wayne Ives's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Ronald Wayne Ives Compares

Age at Death
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald Wayne Ives is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location