Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Martin Tripptree succumbed to head injuries received over one year earlier when his police motorcycle was struck by an automobile. On April 22, 1964, a car collided with Officer Tripptree's patrol motorcycle at Hollister and Lincoln Avenue in Carmichael. He was transferred to Arden Community Hospital with leg, hip, and head injuries. He continued to undergo several surgeries for head injuries before passing away on December 15, 1965. Officer Tripptree was a United States Navy World War II veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for nine years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, son, father, sister, and five brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Officer Tripptree gave the California Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Martin J. Tripptree served in the Navy (1943â1949) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Martin J. Tripptree 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 California Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Martin J. Tripptree's cause is highlighted.
How Martin J. Tripptree Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Martin J. Tripptree is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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