Andrew James Stocks
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Trooper

Andrew James Stocks

Accident Veteran →
End of Watch September 9, 2008
Age 43
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge C-352
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Andrew Stocks was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car collided with a garbage truck. He was responding to an accident when the collision occurred on Ten-Ten Road, near Garner.

He was transported to WakeMed Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Trooper Stocks was a veteran of both the US Army and US Marine Corps. He had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 4 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NC-940E0FBB
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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.
Trooper Stocks gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 9, 2008
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 43
Badge Number C-352
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Andrew James Stocks served in the Army (2006–2007) before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Andrew James Stocks is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.

At North Carolina Highway Patrol, 41 of 69 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.

North Carolina Highway Patrol
41
of 69 officers
59.4% Accident
NC — Statewide
205
of 664 officers
30.9% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andrew James Stocks's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Andrew James Stocks Compares

Age at End of Watch
43
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew James Stocks is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location