Roll of Honor
Incident
Private Whitfield Lipscombe was killed in a vehicle crash when the fire truck on which he was riding, Engine No. 2, crashed into a truck and overturned on the Washington-Richmond Highway, 300 yards from the Arlington County line. During the response a truck pulled in front of the fire engine, causing a collision, and forcing the fire engine into a ditch. Private Lipscombe, who had been at the fire station when the call came in and was riding on the back, was thrown to the ground and killed. The three firefighters in the truck were injured. Private Lipscombe had served with the Alexandria Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, three sisters, and a brother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Private Lipscombe gave the Alexandria Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Alexandria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private Lipscombe.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Private Whitfield W. Lipscombe 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 VA, 204 of 656 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 Alexandria Police Department, 2 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 11.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Whitfield W. Lipscombe's cause is highlighted.
How Whitfield W. Lipscombe Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Whitfield W. Lipscombe is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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