Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Earl Casterline was killed when his patrol car was struck by a train at an obscured railroad crossing on Kemper Road in Hamilton County. Patrolman Casterline served with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for 1 1/2 years and was stationed at the Cincinnati post.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Casterline gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Casterline.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Earl W. Casterline is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 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 Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Earl W. Casterline's cause is highlighted.
How Earl W. Casterline Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Earl W. Casterline is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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