Roll of Honor
Incident
Master Trooper Calvin Taylor was killed when his patrol vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer while on the shoulder of I-40 in Haywood County.
He was parked on the shoulder along with two other vehicles when the incident occurred. The truck was traveling 15 mph over the posted speed limit. An occupant of one of the other vehicles was also killed.
The driver of the truck was sentenced to community service for reckless endangerment. The incident occurred at the same location on I-40 and under similar circumstances, where Trooper Anthony Cogdill was killed 19 months later.
Trooper Taylor had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 20 years and was assigned to Troop G, District 5.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, brother, and two sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Master Trooper Taylor gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Trooper Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Master Trooper Calvin Eugene Taylor 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Calvin Eugene Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How Calvin Eugene Taylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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