Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Trevor Phillips was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting a funeral procession on 35th Street at approximately 2:20 pm.
As he drove towards the front of the procession a vehicle attempted to exit the procession by making a U-turn. The vehicle pulled into the path of Officer Phillips, causing a collision in which he was thrown from the motorcycle.
Officer Phillips had served with the Tuscaloosa Police Department for 10 years.
In 2012, Mill Creek Avenue was renamed Officer Trevor S. Phillips Avenue in his honor.
Was just looking at your EOW pin on my sink this morning. So much of life has happened here I wish you could see. I also know that you are in the perfect place today. We will have eternity to catchup bro. Still miss you like crazy and think about you often. Love you and miss you.
Jimmy Black Friend April 8th, 2025
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Phillips gave the Tuscaloosa Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tuscaloosa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Phillips.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Trevor Scott Phillips is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Tuscaloosa Police Department, 2 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Trevor Scott Phillips's cause is highlighted.
How Trevor Scott Phillips Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Trevor Scott Phillips is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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