Jeremy Allan Brinton
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Police Officer

Jeremy Allan Brinton

Nogales Police Department — Nogales, AZ
Accident
End of Watch May 21, 2021
Age 40
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Jeremy Brinton succumbed to injuries sustained the previous evening when he was struck by a vehicle on I-19 near the Mariposa Road exit at about 8:15 pm.

Officer Brinton was working an overtime assignment and assisting with lane closures at a road construction site. He was struck by a car as he stood outside of his patrol car. He was flown to Banner University Medical Center where he succumbed to injuries the following day.

Officer Brinton had served with the Nogales Police Department for 18 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Brinton gave the Nogales Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Nogales community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Brinton.

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

Agency

Location Nogales, AZ
Platform Identity npd.santacruz.az.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 21, 2021
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Jeremy Allan Brinton 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 Nogales Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Nogales Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% 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. Jeremy Allan Brinton'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 Jeremy Allan Brinton Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeremy Allan Brinton is highlighted in May.

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

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