Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Andrew Roberts succumbed to injuries received three days earlier when he was struck by a streetcar at the intersection of 8th Avenue and Taylor Street.
Survivors
Patrolman Roberts had been with the agency for 34 years and was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- August 2, 2026
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34 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Roberts gave the Nashville City Police Department 34 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Roberts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Andrew Harrison Roberts Sr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Nashville City Police Department, 6 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew Harrison Roberts Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Andrew Harrison Roberts Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Harrison Roberts Sr. is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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