Joseph Pickens Brunson Jr.
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Police Officer

Joseph Pickens Brunson Jr.

Mobile Police Department — Mobile, AL
Accident
End of Watch May 15, 1975
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge 221
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Joseph Brunson was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol on Howell's Ferry Road. Officer Burnson had served with the Mobile Police Department for two years and had served in law enforcement for a total of nine years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-AL-5C81CC6A
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Brunson gave the Mobile Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Brunson.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Mobile, Mobile County, AL
Platform Identity mpd.mobile.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 15, 1975
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Badge Number 221
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Joseph Pickens Brunson Jr. 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mobile Police Department, 5 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.7% of this agency's fallen.

Mobile Police Department
5
of 23 officers
21.7% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Pickens Brunson Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Joseph Pickens Brunson Jr. Compares

Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Pickens Brunson Jr. is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897