Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Dick Rhodes and Deputy Sheriff Victor Cusworth were killed in an automobile crash at approximately 4:00 am while responding to a call of a negligent driver.
They were responding down the Seattle Highway, eight miles west of Cle Elem, when their patrol car struck the rear of a slow-moving hay truck.
Deputy Rhodes had served with the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Rhodes gave the Kittitas County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ellensburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Rhodes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Ronald R. "Dick" Rhodes 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Kittitas County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ronald R. "Dick" Rhodes's cause is highlighted.
How Ronald R. "Dick" Rhodes Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ronald R. "Dick" Rhodes is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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