Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Timothy O'Brien was killed when his vehicle struck a wall while attending a motor vehicle operations training course at the North Carolina Motor Speedway in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Survivors
Sergeant O'Brien is survived by his wife and three daughters.
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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.
Sergeant O'Brien gave the Paterson Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Paterson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant O'Brien.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Timothy F. O'Brien 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 Paterson Police Department, 3 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy F. O'Brien's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy F. O'Brien Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy F. O'Brien is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
10 officers from Paterson Police Department are honored on badge.nw.
