Jack R. Brierly
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Deputy Sheriff

Jack R. Brierly

Accident
End of Watch November 16, 1953
Tour of Duty 10 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jack Brierly was killed in an automobile crash while responding to an accident involving a pedestrian and an automobile. Another car turned in front of him at N Swan Road and E Speedway Boulevard in Tucson, Arizona. Deputy Brierly had served with the Pima County Sheriff's Department for 10 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife and son.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-AZ-59C68412
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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Brierly served with the Pima County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tucson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Brierly.

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

Agency

Location Tucson, AZ
Platform Identity pcso.pima.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 16, 1953
Tour of Duty 10 mo
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Jack R. Brierly 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Pima County Sheriff's Department, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Pima County Sheriff's Department
5
of 11 officers
45.5% Accident
AZ — Statewide
95
of 330 officers
28.8% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack R. Brierly's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jack R. Brierly Compares

Years of Service
0.8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jack R. Brierly is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location