Since the California Highway Patrol 11-99 Foundation was created, 58 California Highway Patrol Officers have lost their lives while on duty.  During one of the Department's most devastating 12-month periods in its 80-plus-year history, the CHP lost seven (7) Officers in the Line of Duty, between September, 2005 and August, 2006.  This many Officers laying down their lives in the Line of Duty, in separate incidents, within a single 12-month period, is unprecedented in the 80-plus-year history of the California Highway Patrol.  On October 29, 2009 and May 7, 2010, the two latest tragedies occurred, when Officer Jarod Martinez and Officer Daniel Benavides lost their lives while on patrol, protecting all of us. 

Through the CHP 11-99 Foundation's Benefits Program, the members of the 11-99 Foundation's Board of Directors provide immediate and substantial financial assistance to surviving family members when a CHP Officer lays down his or her life in the Line of Duty. 

Never forgotten and forever honored, these most-recent Fallen Heroes are:

Officer David Romero - September 23, 2005

Officer Andrew Stevens - November 17, 2005

Officer Erick Manny - December 21, 2005

Lieutenant Michael Walker - December 31, 2005

Officer Earl Scott - February 17, 2006

Officer John Bailey - February 25, 2006

Officer Brent Clearman - August 6, 2006

Officer Robert Dickey - June 10, 2007

Officer Scott Russell - July 31, 2007

Officer John Miller - November 16, 2007

Officer Joseph Sanders - December 15, 2008

Officer Jarrod Martinez - October 29, 2009

Officer Daniel Benavides - May 7, 2010