Arthur Alvin Zimmerman
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Federal Prohibition Agent

Arthur Alvin Zimmerman

Accident
End of Watch August 11, 1929
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Gender Male

Incident

Federal Prohibition Agent Zimmerman was struck and killed by a vehicle while traveling to Binghamton, New York, to conduct an investigation.

He had stopped his car to inspect it when he was fatally struck by a passing vehicle.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Federal Prohibition Agent Zimmerman served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Federal Prohibition Agent Zimmerman.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtirsbpfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 11, 1929
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Federal Prohibition Agent Arthur Alvin Zimmerman 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition, 16 of 37 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Bureau of Prohibition
16
of 37 officers
43.2% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% 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. Arthur Alvin Zimmerman'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 Arthur Alvin Zimmerman Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Arthur Alvin Zimmerman is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897