Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Thomas Burner was killed in an automobile accident on US Highway 95, near Coaldale Junction, while returning to Reno from a police teletype seminar in Tonopah. The vehicle went out of control on a curve and rolled over three times. The police chief, who was a passenger in the car, was seriously injured in the crash. Officer Burner had served with the University of Nevada Reno Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three children, and seven brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Burner served with the University of Nevada Reno Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Reno community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Burner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Thomas A. Burner 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 NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At University of Nevada Reno Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas A. Burner's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas A. Burner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas A. Burner is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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