Roll of Honor
Carl M. Thach
Incident
Trooper Carl Thach was struck and killed by an automobile while writing a citation on Highway 61 near Vicksburg. The driver was acquitted of manslaughter charges. He was a United States Army WWII veteran and had served with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol for three years, assigned to Troop C Jackson. He was survived by his wife and three children. His wife later became a dispatcher for the department in Greenwood, Troop D, and retired after 30 years of service.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- 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 Thach gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Carl M. Thach served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper Carl M. Thach 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. Carl M. Thach's cause is highlighted.
How Carl M. Thach Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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