Traffic Officer Britt Thomas Irvine

Traffic Officer Britt Thomas Irvine | California Highway Patrol, California
California Highway Patrol, California
Traffic Officer Britt Thomas Irvine

California Highway Patrol, California

End of Watch Tuesday, February 24, 1998

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Britt Thomas Irvine

Officer Britt Thomas Irvine was killed when his patrol car was washed off of a roadway in a terrible storm attributed to the El Niño phenomenon.

Officer Irvine and his partner, Officer Rick Stovall, were responding to a call to assist stranded motorists on Highway 166 when the storm washed out the section of roadway they were on. Both officers were killed and several other motorists were washed into the water as well. Their patrol car was found upside down under silt, mud, and debris approximately 100 yards from the roadway.

Bio

  • Age 40
  • Tour 13 years
  • Badge 10657

Incident Details

  • Cause Weather/Natural disaster
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Britt was an academy classmate of CTC1-1983. I remember that Britt was always calm and level headded no matter what was happening. I remember hearing that he and his partner were taken from the family by that terrible storm and feeling their loss.

Rest In Peace Britt
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Nick Griggs
CHP Academy Classmate

September 19, 2021

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