Roll of Honor
Randy Robert Lutz
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Randy Lutz was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol in Norco, California. He had been on the newly-formed motor unit for only two weeks and was one of the county's first motor officers. While traveling on Hamner Avenue he came across stopped traffic and attempted evasive maneuvers but lost control of the motorcycle and struck an oncoming truck head-on. Deputy Lutz was a U.S. Navy veteran who served as a crewmember of a nuclear submarine before becoming a law enforcement officer. He had served with the Riverside County Sheriff's Department for six years.
Survivors
Deputy Lutz was survived by his wife and children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Lutz gave the Riverside County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Randy Robert Lutz served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Sheriff Randy Robert Lutz 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. Randy Robert Lutz's cause is highlighted.
How Randy Robert Lutz Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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