Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Farley Litton was killed when his department motorcycle collided head-on with another vehicle as he responded to a call. He was driving around a corner when the accident occurred.
Survivors
Trooper Litton had served with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and and infant son.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Litton gave the West Virginia State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Litton.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Farley K. Litton 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At West Virginia State Police, 20 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Farley K. Litton's cause is highlighted.
How Farley K. Litton Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Farley K. Litton is highlighted in Nov.
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