Andrew O. Brassington
Officer

Andrew O. Brassington

Montgomery Police Dept. — Montgomery, AL
Accident
End of Watch April 1, 1936
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Brassington, a Motor Officer, died in a traffic accident while attempting avoid a child on a bicycle.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Brassington served with the Montgomery Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Brassington.

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

Agency

Location Montgomery, AL
Platform Identity mpd.montgomery.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 1, 1936
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Andrew O. Brassington 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Montgomery Police Dept., 12 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Montgomery Police Dept.
12
of 28 officers
42.9% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% 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. Andrew O. Brassington'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 Andrew O. Brassington Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew O. Brassington is highlighted in Apr.

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