Roll of Honor
Michael Rush Carrithers
Incident
Corporal Michael Carrithers died from injuries sustained in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Preston Street and St. Catherine Street on February 29th, 1980. He was responding to a burglary in progress when the crash occurred. He was rushed to a hospital where he lapsed into a coma and remained unconscious until his death, 15 years later.
Survivors
Corporal Carrithers was survived by his wife.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Carrithers served with the Louisville Housing Authority Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Carrithers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Michael Rush Carrithers 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Rush Carrithers's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Rush Carrithers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Rush Carrithers is highlighted in Aug.