Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Herbert Smith succumbed to injuries he received ten days earlier while responding to the scene of a medical emergency involving an infant.
Trooper Smith was traveling approximately 80 mph on Arkansas 365 near Wrightsville, Arkansas when he lost control of his vehicle, causing it to flip over. Trooper Smith had been in a coma since the incident before passing away.
Survivors
Trooper Smith had served with the Arkansas State Police for three years and is survived by his wife and young daughter.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Smith gave the Arkansas State Police 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Herbert James Smith is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,586 officers honored here.
In AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arkansas State Police, 15 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Herbert James Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Herbert James Smith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Herbert James Smith is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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