Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman John Sampson succumbed to injuries received four days earlier when his motorcycle struck a bread truck at 16th Street and Patterson Street while he was pursuing a speeding vehicle.
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- August 2, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Sampson gave the Winston-Salem Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Sampson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman John Marsden Sampson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Winston-Salem Police Department, 8 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Marsden Sampson's cause is highlighted.
How John Marsden Sampson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Marsden Sampson is highlighted in Dec.
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