Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Errol Rogers was killed in an automobile crash while riding as a passenger on Red Mountain Road near Klamath, California. Deputy Rogers was returning from a marijuana raid in rain and fog. The truck failed to take the curve and fell off a 280-foot cliff. The driver suffered minor injuries. Deputy Rogers had served with the Del Norte County Sheriff's Department for one year and previously served with the San Bernadino Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, daughter, brother, father, and stepmother.
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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 Rogers gave the Del Norte County Sheriff's Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Crescent City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rogers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Errol J. Rogers 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Errol J. Rogers's cause is highlighted.
How Errol J. Rogers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Errol J. Rogers is highlighted in Jun.