Edward Leon Bond

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA

Accident

End of Watch April 14, 1935

Age 38

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer Eddie Bond was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol. He was rounding a curve near a levee when he lost control and was thrown over an embankment. Officer Bond had served with the California Highway Patrol for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, father, two brothers, and two sisters.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Bond gave the California Highway Patrol 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Bond.

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

Agency

Department California Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Sacramento, CA

Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1935

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Edward Leon Bond is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,776 officers honored here.

In CA, 720 of 1,839 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this state's fallen. That is 39.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At California Highway Patrol, 152 of 234 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol

152

of 234 officers

65% Accident

CA — Statewide

720

of 1,839 officers

39.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,776 officers

0% Accident