Roll of Honor
Bobby L. "Bubba" Wells, Jr.
Incident
Trooper Bubba Wells was killed when he was struck by a vehicle after stopping a traffic violator on I-55 south of Hernando. He was transported to the Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis, where he succumbed to his injuries. No charges were filed against the driver who hit him. Trooper Wells had served with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol for just over 18 months. He was survived by his parents and sister. A section of I-55, at mile marker 277, was dedicated in Trooper Wells' memory.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Wells gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Wells.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Bobby L. "Bubba" Wells, Jr. 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, 17 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Bobby L. "Bubba" Wells, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Bobby L. "Bubba" Wells, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Bobby L. "Bubba" Wells, Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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