Victor Harvey Turpen
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Trooper

Victor Harvey Turpen

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch February 23, 1965
Age 42
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Badge 175
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Turpen succumbed to injuries sustained five months earlier when the patrol car he was a passenger in was involved in an accident on Mitchell Street in Atlanta. Trooper Turpen had served with the Georgia State Patrol for 12 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-GA-3D8D2210
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Turpen gave the Georgia State Patrol 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Turpen.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Atlanta, GA
Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 23, 1965
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 42
Badge Number 175
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Victor Harvey Turpen 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 GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Georgia State Patrol, 24 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.8% of this agency's fallen.

Georgia State Patrol
24
of 29 officers
82.8% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% 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. Victor Harvey Turpen's cause is highlighted.

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

How Victor Harvey Turpen Compares

Age at Death
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
12
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

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

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

Incident Location