Spencer Daniel Bristol

2019

Life Keepsakes Service Also Served In Our Keeping

Spencer Daniel Bristol served the U.S. Navy for 5 years. Spencer served during the years of the Iraq, the Libya, the Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism.

How He Died

Manner Accident

Cause Multiple traumatic injuries

Mechanism Bodily force

Struck by vehicle

What Happened

Master Patrol Officer Spencer Bristol was struck and killed by a vehicle while involved in a foot pursuit of a subject across I-65 near Vietnam Veterans Boulevard in Davidson County.

Officers had started pursuing a vehicle with two occupants in Hendersonville. The pursuit continued through Goodlettsville until crashing at the interchange. One of the subjects was taken into custody but the second man fled on foot. Officer Bristol was fatally struck by a vehicle as they ran across I-65.

The subject he was chasing continued to flee but was later taken into custody. The subject who was arrested at the scene was charged with reckless endangerment and felony evading. He was sentenced to four years in prison.

Officer Bristol was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Hendersonville Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and 3-year-old daughter.

Keepsakes

Service Record

U.S. Navy

2007 – 2012

Conflicts

Iraq Libya Afghanistan Global War on Terrorism Iraq / Syria

Also Served

Hendersonville Police Department

Master Patrol Officer

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