Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Nathan Lincks was killed when the police vehicle he was driving was struck head-on by a transit bus on West 10th Street. Officer Lincks was en route to a Police Athletic League community event to coach the youth ball team when he noticed a young military man walking in the rain. The young man had just arrived by bus and was walking home. Officer Lincks picked the soldier up to give him a ride home in the opposite direction when the accident occurred. As Officer Lincks and his passenger sat at a traffic light, a city metro bus swerved to avoid another vehicle that had pulled into its path. The bus crossed several lanes of traffic, skidding on the wet roadway, and collided head-on into Officer Lincks' vehicle. Officer Lincks was killed instantly and his passenger died one hour later at Wishard Hospital. Officer Lincks had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two young sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Lincks gave the Indianapolis Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Lincks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Nathan "Nate" Lincks 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Indianapolis Police Dept., 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nathan "Nate" Lincks's cause is highlighted.
How Nathan "Nate" Lincks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nathan "Nate" Lincks is highlighted in Oct.
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