Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Bush was killed in an automobile accident while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle in Lincoln County.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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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 Bush served with the Kentucky State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Bush.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Herbert C. Bush 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At KY State Police, 16 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert C. Bush's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert C. Bush Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert C. Bush is highlighted in Oct.
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