Roll of Honor
Incident
Senior Deputy Lisa Whitney was killed when her unmarked cruiser was broadsided at the intersection of Telegraph Road and Hill Road.
A power outage disabled the traffic signals, and everyone was treating the intersection as a four-way stop, which is California law when traffic signals do not work. After Deputy Whitney stopped, she began to proceed through the intersection when the cruiser was struck on the driver's side door by a pickup truck whose driver, a 36-year-old woman, failed to stop. She was taken to a local hospital where she was pronounced dead.
The subject, who was under the influence of methamphetamine, was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter in October 1999 and sentenced to 13 years. She had a prior manslaughter conviction for stabbing a man to death on a San Diego beach in 1981.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Deputy Whitney gave the Ventura County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ventura community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Deputy Whitney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Senior Deputy Lisa Dianne Whitney is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In CA, 974 of 1,837 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 53% of this state's fallen. That is 53 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Ventura County Sheriff's Office, 9 of 13 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lisa Dianne Whitney's cause is highlighted.
How Lisa Dianne Whitney Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lisa Dianne Whitney is highlighted in Aug.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lisa Dianne Whitney was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
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