Redwood City in San Mateo County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Ralph D. Percival Memorial

Vista Point

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 8, 2022

1. Ralph D. Percival Memorial

Inscription. State Traffic Officer
California Highway Patrol
Killed in the line of duty June 3, 1974

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Heroes. A significant historical date for this entry is June 3, 1974.

Location. 37° 28.698′ N, 122° 17.839′ W. Marker is in Redwood City, California, in San Mateo County. It can be reached from Junipero Serra Freeway (Interstate 280) 2 miles north of Edgewood Road. The plaque is mounted to a masonry foundation at the vista point on northbound I-280. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Redwood City CA 94062, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in California’s San Francisco Bay Area,

in Silicon Valley,

and on the Coast Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker,

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measured as the crow flies: Filoli (approx. 0.9 miles away); Navy R4D (C-47) Crash (approx. one mile away); A Monument to Water (approx. 1.1 miles away); Town of West Union (approx. 1.2 miles away); Gaspar de Portolá Expedition Campsite (approx. 1.2 miles away); City of San Carlos Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); Built in 1924 (approx. 2.6 miles away); Len Turner (approx. 2.7 miles away).

Also see . . . Officer Down Memorial Page.

"Officer Ralph Percival was struck and killed by a drunk driver while on a traffic stop on Highway 280 near Farm Hill Boulevard in Redwood City at 5 pm. He had completed writing the citation and was returning to his motorcycle when he was struck. The 47-year-old subject was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to one year in prison. Officer Percival had been with the California Highway Patrol for 16 years. He was survived by his wife and four children."

(Submitted on October 18, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.)

Additional commentary.
1. Gravesite
Ralph Percival also served as a Radarman 3rd class in the United States Navy. He is buried in the veterans

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 8, 2022

2. Ralph D. Percival Memorial

section of Gate of Heaven Catholic Cemetery in Los Altos, row 4, grave 557.

— Submitted October 18, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.

Ralph D. Percival image. Click for full size.

3. Ralph D. Percival

View From The Vista Point image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 8, 2022

4. View From The Vista Point

Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Joseph Alvarado, October 8, 2022

5. Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir

Credits. This page was last revised on October 18, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 18, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California. This page has been viewed 736 times since then and 95 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on October 18, 2022, by Joseph Alvarado of Livermore, California.