Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Roy Reed was killed in an automobile crash while in pursuit of suspected dove poachers west of Bakersfield near the Kern River. His patrol pickup went out of control when it hit a puddle and Lieutenant Reed was thrown from the vehicle. Lieutenant Reed had served as a law enforcement officer with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife for 28 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
28 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Reed gave the California Department of Fish and Wildlife 28 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Reed.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Roy John Reed 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 California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 8 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy John Reed's cause is highlighted.
How Roy John Reed Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy John Reed is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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