Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Deputy Timothy Ruggles was killed in a single-car automobile accident on Laird Road near White Lane in Loomis while he and his partner were responding to assist a fellow deputy in Granite Bay. Deputy Ruggles was the passenger in the car, which struck a tree. Timothy was flown to the University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento where he succumbed to his injuries approximately 90 minutes later. He had served with the Placer County Sheriff's Office for 11 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Deputy Ruggles served with the Placer County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Auburn community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Ruggles.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Deputy Timothy A. Ruggles 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 Placer County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy A. Ruggles's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy A. Ruggles Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy A. Ruggles is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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