Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Dean Esquibel was killed in an automobile accident while providing backup during a high speed pursuit on State Route 198. While the two cruisers attempted to pass several vehicles one the vehicles suddenly applied the brakes, causing a chain reaction collision which knocked Officer Esquibel's cruiser into nearby construction equipment. Another officer and a truck driver were able to free him from the wreckage but he succumbed to his injuries two weeks later. The motorcycle driver they were chasing was apprehended and charged with felony hit-and-run, resisting arrest, evading a police officer, and driving on a suspended license. Officer Esquibel had served with the California Highway Patrol for one year.
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- July 23, 2026
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You barely got started.
Officer Esquibel gave the California Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Esquibel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Dean J. Esquibel 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. Dean J. Esquibel's cause is highlighted.
How Dean J. Esquibel Compares
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dean J. Esquibel is highlighted in Aug.
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