Albert E. Cramblitt
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Officer

Albert E. Cramblitt

Maryland State Police — Pikesville, MD
Accident
End of Watch October 1, 1925
Age 23
Tour of Duty 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Albert Cramblitt was killed in a motorcycle crash while in pursuit of a suspected bootlegger on Washington Boulevard near Elkridge, Maryland.

Another truck turned in front of him, causing him to collide with the truck at an estimated 55 mph.

Officer Cramblitt had served with the Maryland State Police for only six months.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Cramblitt served with the Maryland State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Cramblitt.

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

Agency

Location Pikesville, MD
Platform Identity msp.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 1, 1925
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Albert E. Cramblitt is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Maryland State Police, 28 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Maryland State Police
28
of 42 officers
66.7% Accident
MD — Statewide
140
of 377 officers
37.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Albert E. Cramblitt's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Albert E. Cramblitt Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Albert E. Cramblitt is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location