Jerrel H. Shows Sr.
Agency patch
Officer

Jerrel H. Shows Sr.

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch December 23, 1964
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Badge 3641
The Vigil Panel 100 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Jerrel Shows was struck and killed by a car while assisting an accident victim in Los Angeles. The accident victim was also struck and critically injured. A 21-year-old driver lost control of his car on the wet pavement near the accident scene and struck both men. Officer Shows had graduated from the academy only four weeks earlier.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
neuraspine_01krbxtpr46ganatswvh1gx1ay
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

Honored here by 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Jerrel. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Shows served with the California Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Shows.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 23, 1964
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Age 28
Badge Number 3641
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Jerrel is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

  1. See the roll
  2. See the roll
Compare against
I

Time

In 1964, 68 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 54th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Jerrel was 28. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Jerrel had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
III

When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
V

His people

California Highway Patrol has at least 120 officers remembered here, Jerrel among them.

Across the years

Officer Jerrel H. Shows Sr.

California Highway Patrol · End of Watch December 23, 1964

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-E

↑