West Miami Police Department, Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, October 18, 1958
Age: 25
Tour of Duty: 4 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: October 17, 1958
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Leonard Tribble was killed in a motorcycle accident while escorting an ambulance to a hospital at 3:30 p.m.
He was attempting to catch up with the ambulance to pass it and provide an escort when his motorcycle collided with a car at SW 61st Avenue at SW 8th Street. He was transported to a local hospital where he died 12 hours later.
Officer Tribble was a U.S. Army veteran. He had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his expectant wife.