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Chief of Police

Luella Kay Holloway

Coalinga Police Department — Coalinga, CA

Accident

End of Watch January 3, 1980

Age 45

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Chief of Police Kay Holloway and her husband, Officer Donald Holloway of the California Highway Patrol, were killed in an aircraft crash while en route flying between Sacramento and Coalinga. Chief Holloway had attended a law enforcement meeting in Sacramento, and the two were returning to Coalinga so Officer Holloway could attend a court appearance. The Cessna 172 plane crashed into a field near I-5 and Derrick Road, approximately 20 miles north of Coalinga. Officer Holloway was authorized to be flying his personal plane at the time. Chief Holloway had served as the Chief of Police for the Coalinga Police Department for five years.

Survivors

She and Officer Holloway were survived by their seven children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Holloway gave the Coalinga Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Coalinga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Holloway.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Coalinga Police Department

Location Coalinga, CA

Platform Identity cpd.fresno.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1980

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 45

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Chief of Police Luella Kay Holloway 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%.

Coalinga Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

CA — Statewide

719

of 1,837 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Luella Kay Holloway's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Luella Kay Holloway Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service