Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer CJ Jones was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of East Shelby Drive and Pleasant Hill Road at about 2:30 am.
Officer Jones was responding to a call when another vehicle collided with his patrol car. The driver of the other car was killed in the crash. Officer Jones was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Jones had served with the Memphis Police Department for almost two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Police Officer Jones gave the Memphis Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Corille Cortez Jones is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Memphis Police Department, 25 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Corille Cortez Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Corille Cortez Jones Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Corille Cortez Jones is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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