Officer Ralph A. Vargas was patrolling in a residential area when his patrol motorcycle collided with an automobile that abruptly made a left turn in front of his motorcycle. Vargas had no time to apply his brakes and crashed into the vehicle. The 26-year-old officer died six hours after the accident. Vargas had joined the Patrol just two-and-a-half years earlier.
Honor Roll
![Ralph Vargas](https://camemorial.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/vargas52.jpg)