Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Duncan was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop of a tractor trailer. The driver of the vehicle that struck him was charged with manslaughter.
Deputy Duncan had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and five children.
Survivors
Deputy Duncan had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and five children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Duncan gave the New Tazewell Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New Tazewell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Duncan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ernest Doliver Duncan served in the U.S. Army (1942â1945) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Ernest Doliver Duncan 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 New Tazewell Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest Doliver Duncan's cause is highlighted.
How Ernest Doliver Duncan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Doliver Duncan is highlighted in Sep.
Military Service
Ernest Doliver Duncan served in the U.S. Army (1942–1945) before joining law enforcement.
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