Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Fuller was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car struck the back of slow-moving farm trailer on Highway 152 near Dos Palos. He was en route to arrest a burglary suspect at the time.
Deputy Fuller had been with the agency for 2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter and parents.
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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.
Deputy Fuller gave the Merced County Sheriff's Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Merced community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Fuller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Dennis D. Fuller 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 Merced County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dennis D. Fuller's cause is highlighted.
How Dennis D. Fuller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dennis D. Fuller is highlighted in Aug.
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