Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Sandra Larson was killed when the van she was a passenger in struck the back of a tractor-trailer that was broken down on the shoulder of a merge area of I-5. She and the other deputy were transporting two prisoners when the accident occurred. The van struck the back of the semi at highway speed. The other deputy and both prisoners were injured and treated at local hospitals. Deputy Larson had served with the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department for 24 years.
Survivors
She is survived by her husband, also a Sacramento County deputy, her 16-year-old daughter, and 13-year-old son.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
24 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Larson gave the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Sacramento community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Larson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Sandra Lee Larson 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 Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sandra Lee Larson's cause is highlighted.
How Sandra Lee Larson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sandra Lee Larson is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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