Thomas Allen Belt

Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division — Richmond, VA

Accident

End of Watch August 18, 1930

Age 47

Badge 20

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Inspector Thomas Belt succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident six days earlier while on patrol in Hamilton, Loudoun County. He was attempting to pass a horse and buggy when his motorcycle collided with a vehicle that was backing out from a store. He was taken to Loudoun County Hospital where he died. Inspector Belt was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, three brothers, and sister. On March 14, 1942, the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles was split into the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of State Police. The Virginia State Police assumed highway patrol duties while the Department of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Division assumed investigative duties.

Survivors

Inspector Belt was survived by his wife, son, two daughters, three brothers, and sister.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Belt served with the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Belt.

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

Agency

Department Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division

Location Richmond, VA

Platform Identity vdmved.richmond.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 18, 1930

Age 47

Badge Number 20

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Inspector Thomas Allen Belt 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 Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division

of 9 officers

66.7% Accident

VA — Statewide

203

of 654 officers

31% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident