Weymouth T. Lockridge
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Policeman

Weymouth T. Lockridge

Los Angeles Police Department — Los Angeles, CA
Accident
End of Watch September 9, 1938
Age 26
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 2 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Policeman Weymouth Lockridge was killed in a motorcycle crash while on patrol at Temple Street and Bonnie Brae Street. The vehicle in front of him turned left without signaling and cut off Policeman Lockridge. He was transported to Georgia Street Receiving Hospital, where he succumbed to a skull fracture the next day. The driver was charged with assault with a deadly weapon, but the results of the trial are not known. Policeman Lockridge had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for over two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Policeman Lockridge gave the Los Angeles Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Policeman Lockridge.

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

Agency

Location Los Angeles, CA
Platform Identity lapd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 9, 1938
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 2 mo
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Policeman Weymouth T. Lockridge 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 Los Angeles Police Department, 97 of 240 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.4% of this agency's fallen.

Los Angeles Police Department
97
of 240 officers
40.4% 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. Weymouth T. Lockridge'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 Weymouth T. Lockridge Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Weymouth T. Lockridge is highlighted in Sep.

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