Incident
Corporal Dale Wallis succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 62 in Rogers, Arkansas. He and another officer had stopped a commercial vehicle to conduct a routine inspection. Corporal Wallis was standing on the highway-side of the truck when his head was struck by the rearview mirror of a passing pickup truck. He was transported to Washington Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. Corporal Wallis was a WWII veteran and had served with the Arkansas Highway Police for 12 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, five grandchildren, mother, and sister.
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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.
Corporal Wallis gave the Arkansas Highway Police 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Little Rock community, 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
Dale W. Wallis served in the Navy (1945â1946) before joining law enforcement.
Corporal Dale W. Wallis 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arkansas Highway Police, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dale W. Wallis's cause is highlighted.
How Dale W. Wallis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dale W. Wallis is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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