Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Carl Thrush was killed in an automobile crash on State Route 93 north of McArthur in Vinton County when his patrol car struck an ice patch, hit another car head-on, and went over an embankment. He was on his way to investigate another vehicle collision on Route 160 when the incident occurred. Patrolman Thrush had served with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for seven years, assigned to the Athens Post.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons.
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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.
Patrolman Thrush gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Thrush.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Carl L. "Shorty" Thrush 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Carl L. "Shorty" Thrush's cause is highlighted.
How Carl L. "Shorty" Thrush Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Carl L. "Shorty" Thrush is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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