Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Fillebrown was killed when his patrol car collided with a Seaboard Air Line Railroad train as he responded to his first emergency call. The crash occurred at the Prospect Road crossing in Oakland Park as he responded to a call involving a man struck in a truck that was submerging in a canal. Deputy Fillebrown had served with the Broward County Sheriff's Office for just three weeks.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother and two stepbrothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Fillebrown served with the Broward County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Fillebrown.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Arthur Fillebrown 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Broward County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Arthur Fillebrown's cause is highlighted.
How Arthur Fillebrown Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Fillebrown is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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