Roll of Honor
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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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Frank J. Grice Jr. 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 30.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frank J. Grice Jr. is highlighted in May.
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