Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Herbert Grimes succumbed to injuries sustained on November 20th, 1986, when his unmarked vehicle was struck by a tow truck at the intersection of U.S. 41 and 26th Avenue. He was transported to Manatee Memorial Hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries on November 24th, 1986. Detective Grimes had served with the Manatee County Sheriff's Office for 5-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two young sons.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Grimes gave the Manatee County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Bradenton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Grimes.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Herbert W. Grimes 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Manatee County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert W. Grimes's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert W. Grimes Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert W. Grimes is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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