Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer George Butler was killed when he was struck by the main rotor blade of a department helicopter. He was acting as the observer in the helicopter and taking photographs of an accident scene on I-80, near Dixon. The helicopter landed in a field near an irrigation canal and Officer Butler exited the aircraft. As he walked up the berm to the canal he was struck by the rotor. Officer Butler had served with the California Highway Patrol for 21 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four daughters.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Officer Butler gave the California Highway Patrol 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Butler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer George Fitzmaurice Butler is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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. George Fitzmaurice Butler's cause is highlighted.
How George Fitzmaurice Butler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Fitzmaurice Butler is highlighted in Dec.
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