Roll of Honor
Robert Wesley Ferguson
Incident
Motorcycle Officer Robert Ferguson succumbed to injuries he received in a motorcycle crash on June 10, 1928.
While pursuing a suspected stolen vehicle, Officer Ferguson attempted to pass a car when he collided with a different vehicle at the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue in Los Angeles. He was transported to Georgia Receiving Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries three days later.
Survivors include his father and sister.
Officer Ferguson is buried at Odd Fellows Lawn Cemetery and Mausoleum in Sacramento, California.
Survivors
Survivors include his father and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Motorcycle Officer Ferguson served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Motorcycle Officer Ferguson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Motorcycle Officer Robert Wesley Ferguson 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 County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Wesley Ferguson's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Wesley Ferguson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Wesley Ferguson is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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