Gilbert A. Duthie
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Officer

Gilbert A. Duthie

Accident
End of Watch September 5, 1970
Age 39
Badge 143
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Gilbert Duthie drowned when his patrol car was washed away by flood waters when Sycamore Creek, near Sunflower, Arizona, overflowed. He was responding to assist stranded citizens due to the flooding. He was driving on the Beeline Highway and did not see that a portion of the bridge had been washed out. His patrol car left the roadway, went into the creek, and was washed away. A monument in Officer Duthie's honor was placed at the north side of the bridge.

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BO-US-AZ-A8FD800D
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Duthie served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Duthie.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Phoenix, AZ
Platform Identity adps.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 5, 1970
Age 39
Badge Number 143
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Gilbert A. Duthie is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 28.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Arizona Department of Public Safety, 15 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this agency's fallen.

Arizona Department of Public Safety
15
of 31 officers
48.4% Accident
AZ — Statewide
95
of 330 officers
28.8% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gilbert A. Duthie's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Gilbert A. Duthie Compares

Age at Death
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gilbert A. Duthie is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location