Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Donald Bookbinder was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train at an unguarded crossing at N.W. Grand Avenue and N. Sunny Lane. Officer Bookbinder had served with the agency for 16 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two children, his parents, and his brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Bookbinder gave the Surprise Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Surprise community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Bookbinder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Donald Gene Bookbinder 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Gene Bookbinder's cause is highlighted.
How Donald Gene Bookbinder Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Gene Bookbinder is highlighted in Nov.