C. F. Bazzell
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Motorcycle Officer

C. F. Bazzell

Pensacola Police Department — Pensacola, FL
Accident
End of Watch March 16, 1932
Tour of Duty
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Bazzell was killed in a motorcycle accident while responding to a disturbance call on his first day on the job.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Pensacola, FL
Platform Identity ppd.escambia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 16, 1932
Tour of Duty
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Motorcycle Officer C. F. Bazzell 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 Pensacola Police Department, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Pensacola Police Department
5
of 15 officers
33.3% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. C. F. Bazzell'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 C. F. Bazzell Compares

Years of Service
0
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. C. F. Bazzell is highlighted in Mar.

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