20250SCR_010897AMD INTRODUCED 2026-01-08 AMENDED_SENATE 2026-04-08 AMENDED_ASSEMBLY 2026-05-14 2025 SCR AMD Introduced by Senator Archuleta (Principal coauthor: Senator Umberg) (Coauthor: Senator Choi) LEAD_AUTHOR SENATE Archuleta PRINCIPAL_COAUTHOR SENATE Umberg COAUTHOR SENATE Choi Relative to the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway. the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway. This measure would designate a specified portion of State Route in the County of Orange as the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway.

The measure would request that the Department of Transportation determine the cost of appropriate signs showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs. YES

WHEREAS, David Stan Piquette was born on January 1, 1972, to William “Bill” Piquette and Lan Thi Piquette; and

WHEREAS, Piquette was raised in Irvine, California, with his brother, Richard White Piquette, and his sister, Lisa Maria Piquette; and

WHEREAS, Piquette attended Irvine High School, where he played football and wrestled, and met his future wife, Shawna; and

WHEREAS, Piquette joined the United States Marine Corps, where he served in a Security Forces Detail and was deployed on the USS Roosevelt for the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit; and

WHEREAS, After his service, Piquette joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, where he worked at the Inmate Reception Center as a Custody Deputy; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette then worked patrol at Century Station and served there as a Patrol Field Training Officer; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette then went on to be a Defensive Tactics Instructor for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Training Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette was an avid runner and he competed in the Baker to Vegas Challenge Cup Relay nearly every year he was employed by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette always showed elite discipline and dedication in everything he did, from volunteering his time, to assisting with training, to staying late to work overtime, and to spending time with his family and loved ones; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette was always a tremendous worker; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette’s character and work ethic earned him the respect of his peers; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette earned numerous Public Commendations, Unit Commander Commendations, and awards for his Commendable Restraint and devotion to service during his time on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department; and

WHEREAS, In addition to his committed service, Deputy Piquette was a committed husband to his high school sweetheart, Shawna, and a committed father to his two children, twins Justin David Piquette and Jordan Ashley Piquette; and

WHEREAS, On Friday, July 7, 2006, Deputy Piquette was traveling to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s academy when he was killed in an automobile crash on State Route 91; and

WHEREAS, A stove had fallen from another vehicle on the highway and landed in a lane of travel; and

WHEREAS, Several vehicles took evasive action to avoid striking the stove, including Deputy Piquette and a tractor-trailer; and

WHEREAS, One of the trailers overturned and landed on top of Deputy Piquette’s unmarked vehicle, causing fatal injuries; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette was 34 years of age and had served with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department for 10 years; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette is survived by his wife and two children; and

WHEREAS, Deputy Piquette was a hero in all the roles of his life, including soldier, deputy, husband, father, and friend; and

WHEREAS, Naming a portion of the highway where that fateful event occurred is a fitting tribute to Deputy Piquette’s service and sacrifice to the nation and his community;

now, therefore,

be it Resolved by the Senate of the State of California, the Assembly thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby designates the portion of State Route from the junction with State Route at postmile R12.078 to west of Weir Canyon Road at postmile R14.108L, in the County of Orange, as the Deputy David Piquette Memorial Highway; and be it further Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to determine the cost of appropriate signs, consistent with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing this special designation and, upon receiving donations from nonstate sources sufficient to cover the cost, to erect those signs; and be it further Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of this resolution to the Director of Transportation and to the author for appropriate distribution.