Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Richie Cochran was killed in an on-duty motorcycle crash. He was struck from behind by a transit bus and then pushed into a van during a morning rush hour pileup on I-5, near North 117th Street. He had just been assigned to the motorcycle squad when the accident occurred. Deputy Cochran had served with the King County Sheriff's Office for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, parents, three sisters, and two brothers.
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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 Cochran gave the King County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Seattle community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Cochran.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Richard S. Cochran, II 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 King County Sheriffs Dept., 5 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard S. Cochran, II's cause is highlighted.
How Richard S. Cochran, II Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard S. Cochran, II is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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