Christopher Scott Triplett
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Police Officer

Christopher Scott Triplett

Memphis Police Department — Memphis, TN
Accident
End of Watch May 22, 2021
Age 47
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Scotty Triplett was killed in a motorcycle crash while he and other officers performed an escort along Hickory Hill Road at about 4:45 pm.

He was traveling northbound when an oncoming car disregarded his emergency equipment and turned left in front of him at the intersection with Swaying Pine Lane, causing a collision. Officer Triplett was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Triplett had served with the Memphis Police Department for 27 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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27 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Triplett gave the Memphis Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Triplett.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Platform Identity mpd.shelby.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 22, 2021
Tour of Duty 27 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Christopher is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2021, 54 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Christopher was 47. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Christopher had served 27 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Memphis Police Department has 94 officers remembered here, Christopher among them.

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Where

Police Officer Christopher Scott Triplett

Memphis Police Department · End of Watch May 22, 2021

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 33-W

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