Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Victor Zambroni was killed when he swerved his motorcycle in an effort to avoid striking a pedestrian. He was clocking a speeding car west on Jefferson Avenue. As he approached Dunlap Street a young lady stepped from the curb into the path of the motorcycle. Patrolman Zambroni swerved to avoid the pedestrian, lost control of his motorcycle, and struck a telephone pole. He was taken to Saint Joseph's Hospital, where he died a week later from his injuries. Patrolman Zambroni was a United States Army veteran of WWI and had served with the Memphis Police Department for four months.
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- July 23, 2026
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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 Zambroni served with the Memphis Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Military Service
Victor Louis Zambroni served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Victor Louis Zambroni 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Memphis Police Department, 25 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Victor Louis Zambroni's cause is highlighted.
How Victor Louis Zambroni Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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