Winston A. Culpepper

San Antonio Police Department — San Antonio, TX

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 11, 1954

Age 32

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 90 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 63

Incident

Patrolman Winston Culpepper was stuck by an automobile and killed while he and another officer investigated another fatal vehicle crash at the 3300 block of South West Military Drive. Patrolman Culpepper and his partner were measuring skid marks on the road when a vehicle began to approach the area. Patrolman Culpepper's partner called out, "Look out, Culpepper, you're going to get hit." Patrolman Culpepper attempted to leap out of the way but was hit and dragged under the car and dragged 177 feet. He was transported to Santa Rosa Hospital where he died. The driver was initially charged with negligent homicide, but charges were dropped. Patrolman Culpepper was a United States Navy WWII veteran and had served with the San Antonio Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and siblings.

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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 Culpepper gave the San Antonio Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio 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

Department San Antonio Police Department

Type Other

Location San Antonio, Bexar County, TX

Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 11, 1954

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 32

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Winston A. Culpepper served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Patrolman Winston A. Culpepper 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 TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At San Antonio Police Department, 22 of 64 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 34.4% of this agency's fallen.

San Antonio Police Department

of 64 officers

34.4% Accident

TX — Statewide

657

of 2,421 officers

27.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident