Incident
Trooper Gregory Fleenor was killed in a single-car crash on Route 1, near Route 641, two miles north of Ashland. He was attempting to catch up with an undercover officer who was following a suspected drunk driver when he lost control of his patrol car and struck a tree. Trooper Fleenor had served with the Virginia State Police for 3 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his 10-year-old daughter and his parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper II Fleenor gave the Virginia State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper II Fleenor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Gregory Patton Fleenor served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1985â1992) before joining law enforcement.
Trooper II Gregory Patton Fleenor 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Virginia State Police, 32 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gregory Patton Fleenor's cause is highlighted.
How Gregory Patton Fleenor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gregory Patton Fleenor is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Gregory Patton Fleenor served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1985–1992) before joining law enforcement.
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