Richard Warren Jackson
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Patrolman

Richard Warren Jackson

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch September 3, 1949
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Richard Jackson was killed in an automobile crash during a pursuit near Newport that reached 110 mph around 10:00 p.m. He and his partner were pursuing a speeding vehicle being driven by a 16-year-old when he lost control of his patrol car, striking a telephone pole and then a group of trees. Both patrolmen were taken to hospital, where Patrolman Jackson was pronounced dead on arrival. His partner recovered later from his injuries. The driver was convicted of reckless driving and received a 2-year suspended sentence; their driver's license was suspended for two years, placed on probation, and his parents were ordered to pay his wife $4000. Only a few months later, he was involved in a wreck in Pitt County while drunk. He was sentenced to two years in prison and had his license suspended for an additional two years. On June 14, 1954, he was involved in another chase on a 20-mile stretch of Highway 70 west of New Bern when a trooper tried to stop him for suspected drunk driving in his new Corvette convertible. The trooper said he was too fast to catch up with, and only with the help of other troopers was he boxed in and forced to stop. The 21-year-old was extremely intoxicated and forced seven other drivers into roadside ditches. He was convicted of reckless and drunk driving, fined $500, and his license was permanently revoked. Patrolman Jackson was a United States Army WWII veteran.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

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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.
Patrolman Jackson served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Raleigh, NC
Platform Identity nchp.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 3, 1949
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Not available

Military Service

Richard Warren Jackson served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Accident

Richard is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1949, 45 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 103rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Richard was 28. 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.

Age at death
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When

September holds 9.2% 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 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.6% of these deaths.

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His people

North Carolina Highway Patrol has 69 officers remembered here, Richard among them.

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Where

Patrolman Richard Warren Jackson

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch September 3, 1949

Military Service

Richard Warren Jackson served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 16-W

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