Victor Pimentel
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Patrolman

Victor Pimentel

Hinesville Police Department — Hinesville, GA
Accident
End of Watch February 22, 1997
Age 36
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Badge 198
The Vigil Panel 143 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Victor Pimental was killed when a tractor-trailer struck his cruiser while he was at a traffic stop at 11:00 pm. The accident occurred on a five-lane highway just inside the city limits. Officer Pimentel's vehicle was parked on the curb lane with more than one mile of visibility from the rear. The tractor-trailer drifted to the side of the road due to driver fatigue and struck Officer Pimentel's cruiser, which was pushed into the other vehicle. The driver of the other car was injured. Officer Pimentel had served with the Hinesville Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two small children, parents, and brother.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Pimentel gave the Hinesville Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hinesville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Pimentel.

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

Agency

Location Hinesville, GA
Platform Identity hpd.liberty.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 22, 1997
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 36
Badge Number 198
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Victor Pimentel 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Hinesville Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
GA — Statewide
263
of 903 officers
29.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Victor Pimentel's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Victor Pimentel Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Victor Pimentel is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897