Roll of Honor
Ross A. Gardner
Incident
Patrol Inspector Ross Gardner was killed in a motorcycle crash while returning to Elsinore, California, from San Diego, California, from a temporary duty assignment. He was riding a government motorcycle that he had taken to San Diego to get repaired. He struck a stalled vehicle that was parked with no lights on in a travel lane of the highway just outside of Elsinore. Inspector Gardner had served with the United States Border Patrol for only 10 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother.
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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.
Patrol Inspector Gardner served with the United States Department of Labor.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrol Inspector Gardner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrol Inspector Ross A. Gardner 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of Labor - Immigration Service - United States Border Patrol, 8 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ross A. Gardner's cause is highlighted.
How Ross A. Gardner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ross A. Gardner is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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