Robert Tinsley Lohr
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Trooper

Robert Tinsley Lohr

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA
Accident
End of Watch July 22, 1978
Age 22
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 1510
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Robert Lohr was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting a motorist at the 102-mile marker on southbound I-95 in Caroline County, near Carmel Church, at approximately 4:20 a.m. Trooper Lohr had stopped to assist a motorist change a flat tire when he was struck and killed by an intoxicated driver from Maryland. Trooper Lohr had served with the Virginia State Police for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and fiancee.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-VA-9DF30402
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Lohr gave the Virginia State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Lohr.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location North Chesterfield, VA
Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 22, 1978
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 22
Badge Number 1510
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Robert Tinsley Lohr 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.

At Virginia State Police, 32 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.

Virginia State Police
32
of 52 officers
61.5% Accident
VA — Statewide
203
of 654 officers
31% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Tinsley Lohr's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Robert Tinsley Lohr Compares

Age at End of Watch
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Tinsley Lohr is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location