Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Brent Jenkins was killed in an automobile crash while on patrol at about 4:30 am.
He was driving on I-10, just east of Beaumont Avenue, when his 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe patrol vehicle went out of control. His vehicle went down an embankment and struck a tree. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead approximately 30 minutes later. Deputy Jenkins was wearing his seatbelt and shoulder harness at the time of the accident.
Deputy Jenkins was assigned to San Gorgonio Pass.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jenkins served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jenkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Brent C. Jenkins 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 Riverside County Sheriff's Department, 12 of 27 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Brent C. Jenkins's cause is highlighted.
How Brent C. Jenkins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Brent C. Jenkins is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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