Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Frank Hunter was killed in a motorcycle accident while attempting to stop a speeder on the Holtville Highway, near the Alamo River Bridge. As he rounded a curve on the roadway his motorcycle went out of control, crossed into the oncoming lane of traffic, and struck an oncoming vehicle.
He was transported to Holtville Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries several hours later.
Officer Hunter had served with the agency for one year. He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters. His son served as a state traffic officer.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Traffic Officer Hunter gave the Holtville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Holtville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Traffic Officer Hunter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Traffic Officer Frank William Hunter 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 Holtville Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank William Hunter's cause is highlighted.
How Frank William Hunter Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank William Hunter is highlighted in Aug.
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