Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Turpen succumbed to injuries sustained five months earlier when the patrol car he was a passenger in was involved in an accident on Mitchell Street in Atlanta. Trooper Turpen had served with the Georgia State Patrol for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Turpen gave the Georgia State Patrol 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Turpen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Victor Harvey Turpen 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Georgia State Patrol, 24 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Victor Harvey Turpen's cause is highlighted.
How Victor Harvey Turpen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Victor Harvey Turpen is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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