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Trooper

Brian William Linn

West Virginia State Police — South Charleston, WV

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch November 3, 2007

Age 25

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

The Vigil Panel 156 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 41

Incident

Trooper Brian Linn was killed in an automobile crash while responding to assist in a foot pursuit in Kearneysville.

While traveling westbound on Route 9, lights and sirens activated when his vehicle went out of control and struck a utility pole. He was transported to Winchester Medical Center in Winchester, Virginia, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Trooper Linn was a U.S. Army veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He had served with the West Virginia State Police for two years and was assigned to the Charles Town Detachment.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Linn gave the West Virginia State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department West Virginia State Police

Type State Police

Location South Charleston, WV

Platform Identity wvsp.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 3, 2007

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 25

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Automobile crash

Military Service

Brian William Linn served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Brian William Linn is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 23.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At West Virginia State Police, 20 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.6% of this agency's fallen.

West Virginia State Police

of 42 officers

47.6% Accident

WV — Statewide

of 232 officers

23.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident