Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Lund was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the intersection of South Street and East Street. A construction vehicle pulling a trailer full of bricks was making a turn at the intersection. Patrolman Lund, not seeing the trailer, stepped off the curb behind the truck and was crushed underneath the trailer.
Survivors
Patrolman Lund had been with the agency for 12 years and was survived by his wife, three daughters, and six sons.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Lund gave the Salt Lake City Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Salt Lake City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Lund.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Gustave J. Lund 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 UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 35.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Salt Lake City Police Department, 9 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gustave J. Lund's cause is highlighted.
How Gustave J. Lund Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gustave J. Lund is highlighted in Aug.
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