Arden Webster
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Deputy Sheriff

Arden Webster

Accident
End of Watch July 14, 1965
Age 58
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Arden Webster was struck and killed by a tractor trailer while making a traffic stop on a freeway. Deputy Webster had served with the agency for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three sons, and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Webster served with the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Auburn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Webster.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Auburn, CA
Platform Identity pcso.placer.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 14, 1965
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Arden Webster 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 Placer County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Placer County Sheriff's Office
6
of 9 officers
66.7% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arden Webster's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Arden Webster Compares

Age at End of Watch
58
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arden Webster is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897