Charles Herring
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Police Officer

Charles Herring

Pembroke Pines Police Department — Pembroke Pines, FL
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch February 9, 2023
Age 54
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
The Vigil Panel 181 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Charlie Herring was killed in a motorcycle crash near the intersection of 184th Avenue and Sheridan Street.

He was on routine patrol when a falling piece of a tree fell and struck him. The impact caused him to fall from his motorcycle. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Herring was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Pembroke Pines Police Department for 21 years. He had previously served with the Starke Police Department for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his four children.

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Last updated
August 2, 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.
Police Officer Herring gave the Pembroke Pines Police Department 24 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pembroke Pines community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Pembroke Pines, Broward County, FL
Platform Identity pppd.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 9, 2023
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 54
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Charles Herring served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Charles Herring is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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%.

Pembroke Pines Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,586 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Herring's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,559 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,037 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How Charles Herring Compares

Age at End of Watch
54
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Herring is highlighted in Feb.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Charles Herring served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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His full service record — units, decorations, where he served — is kept on salute.nw.