Roll of Honor
Frank J. Grice, Jr.
Incident
Lieutenant Frank Grice succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle on I-10 at Read Boulevard. He was off duty when he stopped to assist a New Orleans Police Department officer at the scene of an accident. The accident was cleared but the battery in Lieutenant Grice's vehicle died and he was unable to leave. As he and a friend attempted to jumpstart his car it was rear-ended by another vehicle and he became pinned between the two cars. He succumbed to his injuries the following day. Lieutenant Grice had served with the East Jefferson Levee District Police Department for three years and had previously served with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He was survived by three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Grice gave the East Jefferson Levee District Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kenner community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Grice.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Frank J. Grice, Jr. 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Frank J. Grice, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Frank J. Grice, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank J. Grice, Jr. is highlighted in May.