Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Warren Binegar succumbed to injuries received the previous evening when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of an accident on Highway 6 two miles east of Grinnell. Patrolman Binegar was a U.S. Marine Corps WWII veteran and had served with the Grinnell Police Department for only five days at the time of the incident.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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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 Binegar served with the Grinnell Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Grinnell 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Warren H. Binegar served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Patrolman Warren H. Binegar 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 IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 31.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Grinnell Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Warren H. Binegar's cause is highlighted.
How Warren H. Binegar Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Warren H. Binegar is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
Military Service
Warren H. Binegar served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
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