Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Burt Reeves succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier in a motorcycle accident while patrolling Marin County.
His motorcycle was forced off the road during a period of heavy traffic. He was taken to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.
Sergeant Reeves was a WWI veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for six years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Reeves gave the California Highway Patrol 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Burt Reeves served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Burt Reeves 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 Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Burt Reeves's cause is highlighted.
How Burt Reeves Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Burt Reeves is highlighted in Sep.
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