Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Ernest Philbrick was killed in a motorcycle crash while he and two other traffic officers attempted to stop a traffic violator on 14th Street near Seminary Avenue. As the three officers sped up 14th Street a vehicle slowed to let the first officer pass, not realizing there were two more officers following. The driver began to turn onto Seminary Avenue when he collided with Officer Philbrick. The vehicle they were attempting to stop was never located. Officer Philbrick had served with the Oakland Police Department for six years and had just been assigned to the Motorcycle Squad three weeks before the crash. He was survived by his expectant wife and two children from a previous marriage. His wife had gone to a hospital shortly before the crash to give birth to their child.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife and two children from a previous marriage.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Philbrick gave the Oakland Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Philbrick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Ernest H. Philbrick 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest H. Philbrick's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest H. Philbrick Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest H. Philbrick is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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