Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Scotty Triplett was killed in a motorcycle crash while he and other officers performed an escort along Hickory Hill Road at about 4:45 pm.
He was traveling northbound when an oncoming car disregarded his emergency equipment and turned left in front of him at the intersection with Swaying Pine Lane, causing a collision. Officer Triplett was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Triplett had served with the Memphis Police Department for 27 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
27 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Triplett gave the Memphis Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Triplett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Christopher Scott "Scotty" Triplett 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Memphis Police Department, 25 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Scott "Scotty" Triplett's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Scott "Scotty" Triplett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Scott "Scotty" Triplett is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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