Roll of Honor
August Utendorfer
Incident
Juvenile Probation Officer August Utendorfer and Chief of Police George Benz were killed in a vehicle crash on Route 17 in Nicholson, Kenton County.
They had just transported a juvenile inmate to the Greendale House of Reform, in Lexington, and were returning to Campbell County when the crash occurred. The vehicle skidded off of the shoulder of the highway. As Chief Benz tried to regain control of the vehicle it skidded into oncoming traffic and collided with a milk truck. Chief Benz was killed instantly. Probation Officer Utendorfer died approximately 30 minutes later.
Officer Utendorfer had served with the Campbell County Police Department for 10 years and had previously served with the Campbell County Sheriff's Office. He was survived by his wife and one daughter. He was predeceased by another daughter.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and one daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Juvenile Probation Officer Utendorfer gave the Campbell County Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alexandria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Juvenile Probation Officer Utendorfer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Juvenile Probation Officer August Utendorfer 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Campbell County Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. August Utendorfer's cause is highlighted.
How August Utendorfer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. August Utendorfer is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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