Roll of Honor
Richard Phillip Valdez
Incident
Constable Richard Valdez was killed in a single-car crash when his vehicle skidded off of a highway and struck a tree. He was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Constable Valdez had been the elected constable of the Fowler Judicial District for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Valdez gave the Fresno County Constable's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fresno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Valdez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Constable Richard Phillip Valdez 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 Fresno County Constable's Office - Fresno Judicial District, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard Phillip Valdez's cause is highlighted.
How Richard Phillip Valdez Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard Phillip Valdez is highlighted in Jan.
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