Thomas W. Prindiville
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Police Officer

Thomas W. Prindiville

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA
Accident
End of Watch July 6, 1941
Age 33
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Thomas Prindiville was killed in a motorcycle crash when he struck a car while on the 14th Street Extension near the Alameda County Courthouse.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Prindiville served with the Oakland Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Prindiville.

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

Agency

Location Oakland, CA
Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 6, 1941
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Thomas W. Prindiville 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.

Oakland Police Department
17
of 54 officers
31.5% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Thomas W. Prindiville'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 Thomas W. Prindiville Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas W. Prindiville 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

Incident Location