Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy James Simono drowned when his patrol car left the roadway and crashed into the backwater of the Anderson Ranch Dam.
Survivors
Deputy Simono had been employed with the Elmore County Sheriff's Office for 13 years, and is survived by his wife and four children.
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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 Sheriff Simono gave the Elmore County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mountain Home community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Simono.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff James E. Simono 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 ID, 21 of 71 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.6% of this state's fallen. That is 1.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Elmore County Sheriff's Office, 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. James E. Simono's cause is highlighted.
How James E. Simono Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James E. Simono is highlighted in Jun.
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