Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Earl Tobin was killed in a motorcycle crash in Freetown while responding to the scene of a vehicle collision with injuries in Freetown. While traveling to the collision location, he lost control of his motorcycle and struck the back of a truck on Point Road and Wareham Road in Marion. He was transported to St. Luke's Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries later in the day. Patrolman Tobin was a United States Marine veteran and had served with the Massachusetts State Police for seven months assigned to the Wareham barracks.
Survivors
He was survived by his brother and four sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 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.
Patrolman Tobin served with the Massachusetts State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Earl W. Tobin served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Earl W. Tobin 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Massachusetts State Police, 25 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl W. Tobin's cause is highlighted.
How Earl W. Tobin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl W. Tobin is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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