Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Williams was killed in an on duty auto accident while responding to a disturbance call. He was 41 years old and is survived by his wife and four children. He had been with the department for five years.
Survivors
He was 41 years old and is 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.
Deputy Williams served with the Kern County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Bakersfield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Williams.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy James Lee Williams 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 Kern County Sheriff's Office, 18 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Lee Williams's cause is highlighted.
How James Lee Williams Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Lee Williams is highlighted in Oct.
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