Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Charles Bricker succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when the patrol car he was riding in struck a train at an unguarded crossing on 4th Avenue at 3rd Street.
He and another officer were responding to a robbery at a local gas station when the car struck a coal car in the darkness. He suffered a fractured skull and broken hip in the accident and died two days later.
Lieutenant Bricker had served with the Huntington Police Department for 22 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
22 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Bricker gave the Huntington Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Huntington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Bricker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Charles Fredrick Bricker 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Huntington Police Department, 2 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Fredrick Bricker's cause is highlighted.
How Charles Fredrick Bricker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Fredrick Bricker is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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