Steven Lee Frink

Washington State Patrol — Olympia, WA

Accident

End of Watch March 22, 1993

Age 39

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 818

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 33

Incident

Trooper Frink died four days after he received major injuries in a motorcycle accident. He swerved to avoid hitting a car he was chasing after the car crashed. The juvenile driver of the car he was chasing was sentenced to 30 days in jail. Trooper Frink had served with the Washington State Patrol for 8 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, and son.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Frink gave the Washington State Patrol 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Washington. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Frink.

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

Agency

Department Washington State Patrol

Location Olympia, WA

Platform Identity whp.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 22, 1993

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 39

Badge Number 818

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile; Motorcycle

Offender Not available

Trooper Steven Lee Frink 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 WA, 111 of 339 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.7% of this state's fallen. That is 1.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Washington State Patrol, 23 of 34 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.

Washington State Patrol

of 34 officers

67.6% Accident

WA — Statewide

111

of 339 officers

32.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident