Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Nye was killed when his patrol car was broadsided at the intersection of Cassidy Street and Airport Drives while responding to a call for help. Officer Nye's partner was critically injured and forced to give up his career as a law enforcement officer. Officer Nye had served with the Columbus Division of Police for 26 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Nye gave the Columbus Division of Police 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Nye.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Robin H. Nye 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Columbus Division of Police, 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robin H. Nye's cause is highlighted.
How Robin H. Nye Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robin H. Nye is highlighted in Jan.
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