Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Earl Perkins succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle accident on the Pudding River Bridge in Marion County, Oregon. He was attempting to pass a garbage truck when the sidecar on his motorcycle struck the hub of the truck, causing him to be thrown underneath the truck. Officer Perkins had served with the Oregon State Traffic Division for nine months and had previously served with the Tillamook Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, father, and brother.
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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.
Officer Perkins served with the Oregon State Traffic Division.
Thank you for your service to the Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Perkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Earl W. Perkins 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 OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 2.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl W. Perkins's cause is highlighted.
How Earl W. Perkins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl W. Perkins is highlighted in Nov.