Orville Chancy Trinkle Jr.

Louisville Police Department — Louisville, KY

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch March 29, 1960

Age 29

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

The Vigil Panel 95 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 90

Incident

Patrolman Trinkle was killed in a motorcycle accident while he and his partner attempted to catch up to two cars they observed drag racing on Eastern Parkway. As they approached Lydia Street another vehicle turned in front of them, causing both officers to strike her car. The driver stated she saw the emergency lights but thought she had time to pull out.

Survivors

Patrolman Trinkle was a Korean war veteran and had served with the Louisville Police Department for eight years and was survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Trinkle gave the Louisville Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Louisville Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Louisville, Jefferson County, KY

Platform Identity lpd.jefferson.ky.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 29, 1960

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Not available

Military Service

Orville Chancy Trinkle Jr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Orville Chancy Trinkle Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 16.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Louisville Police Department, 34 of 91 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.4% of this agency's fallen.

Louisville Police Department

of 91 officers

37.4% Accident

KY — Statewide

161

of 983 officers

16.4% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident