Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Trainor was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on northbound New Jersey Turnpike in Burlington County while making a traffic stop. He had just obtained the driver's license and registration and was returning to his patrol car when he was struck. The driver who struck him was charged with death by automobile and reckless driving. Sergeant Trainor had served with the agency for just under 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Trainor gave the New Jersey State Police 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Trainor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Frank A. Trainor 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank A. Trainor's cause is highlighted.
How Frank A. Trainor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank A. Trainor is highlighted in Aug.
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