Roll of Honor
Ernest Simpson Massengill
Incident
Transport Officer Ernest Massengill was killed in a vehicle crash while transporting seven prisoners from the Tennessee State Penitentiary to the Brush Mountain State Penitentiary.
A second officer was injured in the crash.
Officer Massengill was survived by his wife and five children.
Survivors
Officer Massengill was survived by his wife and five children.
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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.
Transport Officer Massengill served with the Tennessee Department of Correction.
Thank you for your service to the Nashville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Transport Officer Massengill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Transport Officer Ernest Simpson Massengill 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Tennessee Department of Correction, 3 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest Simpson Massengill's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest Simpson Massengill Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Simpson Massengill is highlighted in Dec.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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