Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Glenn Austraw was killed in a crash on his way to a required training course. As he was driving on Interstate 10 near Davis Highway, a tractor-trailer cut him off, and his personal truck flipped over numerous times in the median. The driver of the tractor-trailer fled the scene of the accident and was never apprehended. Officer Austraw was pronounced dead at the scene. Although he was driving his personal vehicle, he was in uniform at the time of the crash. Officer Austraw had served with the Pensacola Police Department for one year. He is survived by his expectant wife and his young son. His wife later gave birth to his daughter, born on his birthday.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife and his young son.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Austraw gave the Pensacola Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Austraw.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Glenn Rowe Austraw 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 Pensacola Police Department, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Glenn Rowe Austraw's cause is highlighted.
How Glenn Rowe Austraw Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Glenn Rowe Austraw is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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