Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bridwell succumbed to a head injury received the previous day when he fell from the running board of a car. He was attempting to stop a drunk driver and was riding on the running board of a witnesses car. When the drunk driver stopped the car Officer Bridwell was riding on began to slow and he attempted to step off of it. However, he fell and struck his head on the pavement. He was taken home where he lost consciousness and died the following day.
Survivors
Officer Bridwell had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Bridwell gave the Dilworth Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dilworth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Bridwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer George Washington Bridwell 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. George Washington Bridwell's cause is highlighted.
How George Washington Bridwell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. George Washington Bridwell is highlighted in Jan.