Roll of Honor
Incident
Inspector David Jennings was killed in an automobile accident in Walker County while returning from an investigation involving an explosion in Blount County.
His department vehicle was broadsided on Empire Road in Sumiton, Alabama, by the driver of a vehicle that ran a stop sign.
Inspectors for the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board are certified peace officers with full law enforcement powers throughout the state of Alabama.
Inspector Jennings had served with the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board for 5 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, two grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Inspector Jennings gave the Alabama Liquefied Petroleum Gas Board 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Inspector Jennings.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Inspector David Howell Jennings 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Alabama Public Service Commission, 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. David Howell Jennings's cause is highlighted.
How David Howell Jennings Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Howell Jennings is highlighted in Feb.
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