Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Howard Garlinger was killed in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of Niles and Haley Streets in East Bakersfield. Officer Garlinger was traveling north on Haley Street when a driver traveling east on Niles turned in front of him. He struck the vehicle and was thrown into the pavement. Officer Garlinger was transported to the San Joaquin Hospital but succumbed to his injuries before arrival. Officer Garlinger had served with the California Highway Patrol for four years. He was survived by his wife and two sons. Officer Howard Garlinger is the first California Highway Patrol Officer to be killed in the line of duty.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Garlinger gave the California Highway Patrol 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Garlinger.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Howard Garlinger 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 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. Howard Garlinger's cause is highlighted.
How Howard Garlinger Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Howard Garlinger is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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