Perry Alonzo Turlington
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Deputy Sheriff

Perry Alonzo Turlington

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office — St. Augustine, FL
Accident
End of Watch November 4, 1927
Age 33
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Turlington was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a robbery call. The stearing gear in his patrol car became faulty and caused the car to run off the road.

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BO-US-FL-49654E25
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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Turlington served with the St. Johns County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the St. Augustine community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Turlington.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location St. Augustine, FL
Platform Identity sjcso.stjohns.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 4, 1927
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Perry Alonzo Turlington 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At St. Johns County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

St. Johns County Sheriff's Office
3
of 12 officers
25% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Perry Alonzo Turlington's cause is highlighted.

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

How Perry Alonzo Turlington Compares

Age at Death
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Perry Alonzo Turlington is highlighted in Nov.

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