Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Richard Scholz was killed in an automobile crash at the corner of Divisadero Street and Bush Street. Officer Scholz was responding to a call of a robbery shooting when his patrol car collided with another automobile at the intersection. Two other officers received minor injuries, and four civilians were injured. The call turned out to be an accidental firearm discharge. Officer Scholz was a United States Army Air Forces World War II decorated pilot and had served with the San Francisco Police Department for 1 1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, father, sister, and niece.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Scholz gave the San Francisco Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Scholz.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Richard Scholz 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 San Francisco Police Department, 35 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Scholz's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Scholz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Scholz is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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