Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Harminder Grewal succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when his patrol car was struck head-on by a pickup truck on Highway 99, near Dillard Road, at about 4:30 am.
The oncoming vehicle crashed through a barrier on the divided highway and collided with the patrol car. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the crash. Officer Grewal and his partner, who were en route to assist with evacuation efforts ordered in response to the Caldor Fire, were both critically injured in the crash. Officer Grewal was transported to Kaiser South Sacramento where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.
Officer Grewal had served with the Galt Police Department for 2-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Grewal gave the Galt Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Galt community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Grewal.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Harminder Singh Grewal 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 Galt Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harminder Singh Grewal's cause is highlighted.
How Harminder Singh Grewal Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harminder Singh Grewal is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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