Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Richard Trembath was killed in a motorcycle crash accident while returning from a two-week training course at the academy in Sacramento. When he attempted to pass a vehicle in the middle lane, another car was also passing a vehicle, and they collided head-on. Sergeant Trembath was thrown from his motorcycle and killed instantly. The day he was killed was his last day as a motorcycle officer. He had just been promoted to Sergeant and was scheduled to receive a cruiser the next day. Sergeant Trembath had served with the California Highway Patrol for ten years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, and parents.
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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.
Sergeant Trembath gave the California Highway Patrol 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Trembath.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Richard H. Trembath 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 California Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard H. Trembath's cause is highlighted.
How Richard H. Trembath Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard H. Trembath is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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