Roll of Honor
Richard Bianchi
Incident
Corrections Officer Richard Bianchi was killed in a vehicle crash on Highway 44 four miles east of Old Station Road near Redding.
He was en route from the High Desert State Prison to Redding Hospital to perform guard duty for an inmate at the hospital. His department vehicle left the roadway and overturned, causing him to suffer fatal injuries.
Officer Bianchi was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for 10 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, brother, and grandson.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
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.
Corrections Officer Bianchi gave the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Thank you 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
Richard Bianchi served in the Air Force (1986â1990) before joining law enforcement.
Corrections Officer Richard Bianchi 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 Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, 7 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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How Richard Bianchi Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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