Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer James Ferrall succumbed to injuries sustained six days earlier in a motorcycle crash while escorting two stray dogs to police headquarters for the dog warden.
The two dogs began fighting and pulled Officer Ferrall from the motorcycle, causing him to suffer serious injuries.
Officer Ferrall served with the Ada Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ferrall gave the Ada Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ada community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ferrall.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer James L. Ferrall 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James L. Ferrall's cause is highlighted.
How James L. Ferrall Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James L. Ferrall is highlighted in Jul.