Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer David Hofmeyer, Officer Manuel Gutierrez, and Officer Derrick Connor were killed in an automobile accident while responding to backup detectives making an auto-theft arrest in downtown Los Angeles. The two patrol cars the officers were riding in collided at an intersection. A fourth officer in one of the patrol cars was Officer Hofmeyer's partner and had joined the force that day. Officer Hofmeyer had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for three years. He was survived by his expectant wife. His daughter was born in March 1989.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Hofmeyer gave the Los Angeles Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Hofmeyer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer David Lee Hofmeyer 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 Los Angeles Police Department, 97 of 240 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Lee Hofmeyer's cause is highlighted.
How David Lee Hofmeyer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Lee Hofmeyer is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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