Bryn Russell Cook
Detective Constable

Bryn Russell Cook

Accident
End of Watch July 19, 2000
Age 39
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Incident

Killed in a motorcycle collision while returning home after duty.

Killed in a motorcycle collision while returning home from duty.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Cook served with the Avon & Somerset Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Cook.

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

Agency

Location Bristol, ENG
Platform Identity asco.bst.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 19, 2000
Age 39

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Detective Constable Bryn Russell Cook 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 ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Avon and Somerset Constabulary, 13 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 72.2% of this agency's fallen.

Avon and Somerset Constabulary
13
of 18 officers
72.2% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bryn Russell Cook's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Bryn Russell Cook Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bryn Russell Cook is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897