Roll of Honor
Incident
Traffic Officer Wellington Aubery was killed in a traffic crash while chasing a traffic violator in dense fog.
His vehicle started to slide on the wet surface and struck some trees on Kearney Boulevard and Hayes Avenue in Fresno at 10:00 a.m.
Officer Aubery had served in law enforcement for a total of 16 years and had been a traffic officer for just over four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Traffic Officer Aubery gave the Fresno County District Attorney's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fresno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Officer Aubery.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Traffic Officer Wellington L. Aubery 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wellington L. Aubery's cause is highlighted.
How Wellington L. Aubery Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wellington L. Aubery is highlighted in Jan.