Roll of Honor
Lee E. Sawyer
Incident
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Lee Sawyer was killed in an automobile accident at the intersection of San Jose Avenue and Compton Boulevard while on patrol. Deputy Sawyer had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department for nine years and was assigned to Lakewood Station.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Sawyer gave the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Sheriff Sawyer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Deputy Sheriff Lee E. Sawyer 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 Los Angeles County Sheriff's Dept., 50 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lee E. Sawyer's cause is highlighted.
How Lee E. Sawyer Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lee E. Sawyer is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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