Roll of Honor
Incident
Constable Howard Verner was struck and killed while rendering aid after a vehicle crash on U.S. Highway 231 in Troy.
Around 6:40 p.m., Constable Verner and another vehicle collided at the 1600 block of Highway 231. He was in the left-turn lane, ensuring the other driver was not injured, when a truck swerved into the lane and hit Constable Verner. He was killed instantly.
No drivers were cited in the collisions.
Constable Verner was an Alabama Army National Guard veteran and had served with the Barbour County Constable's Office for two years. He previously served four years with the Morgan County Constable's Office and eight years with the Coffee County Constable's Office.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children, and 11 grandchildren.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Constable Verner gave the Barbour County Constable's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clio community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Howard J. Verner Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Constable Howard J. Verner Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Howard J. Verner Jr. served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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