Roll of Honor
Benjamin LeMont Zirbel
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Ben Zirbel succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash two days earlier at the intersection of Blanding Boulevard and Camp Francis Johnson Road.
He was traveling southbound on Blanding Boulevard when a pickup truck towing a trailer turned left in front of him. Deputy Zirbel was unable to avoid the vehicle and collided with the trailer. He was thrown from his department motorcycle and suffered serious injuries. He remained on life support until his organs could be donated.
Deputy Zirbel had served with the Clay County Sheriff's Office for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Zirbel gave the Clay County Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Green Cove Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Zirbel.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Benjamin LeMont Zirbel 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Clay County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 22.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin LeMont Zirbel's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin LeMont Zirbel Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin LeMont Zirbel is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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