Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Matthew Thompson succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle while working the scene of a previous accident in the 4600 block of Spring Hill Avenue.
He was assisting with loading one of the cars onto a wrecker when he was struck by another car in the dark, rainy conditions. He was transported to the University of South Alabama Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
Corporal Thompson was a United States Coast Guard veteran and had served with the Mobile Police Department for 18 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Corporal Thompson gave the Mobile Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mobile community. Thank you 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
Matthew Alan Thompson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Corporal Matthew Alan Thompson 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 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 Mobile Police Department, 5 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Matthew Alan Thompson's cause is highlighted.
How Matthew Alan Thompson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Matthew Alan Thompson is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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