Bernard Livingston Carter

Colorado Springs Police Dept. — Colorado Springs, CO

Accident Veteran

End of Watch May 14, 1975

Age 38

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Pilot Officer Bernard Carter and a civilian observer were killed in a helicopter crash while assisting with the control of a riot at a local junior high school. He had radioed in that the riot seemed to be subsiding and that he was going to clear the area. A call came in minutes later that there had been a helicopter crash. Officers arrived at South Carefree Circle and discovered that it was the police helicopter that had crashed. Officer Carter was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Colorado Springs Police Department for ten years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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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.
Pilot Officer Carter gave the Colorado Springs Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Colorado Springs Police Dept.

Location Colorado Springs, CO

Platform Identity cspd.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 14, 1975

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Bernard Livingston Carter served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Pilot Officer Bernard Livingston Carter 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Colorado Springs Police Dept., 4 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.8% of this agency's fallen.

Colorado Springs Police Dept.

of 13 officers

30.8% Accident

CO — Statewide

101

of 360 officers

28.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident