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Jerrold Joseph Wyss
Police Officer

Jerrold Joseph Wyss

Decatur Police Department — Decatur, IN
Accident
United States flag Indiana flag
End of Watch October 23, 2001
Age 29
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Jerrold Wyss was killed in an automobile accident while en route to back up another officer investigating a report of a vehicle whose occupants were firing a gun into a residence in rural Adams County.

Officer Wyss' patrol car flipped over several times on U.S. 224 near the Indiana-Ohio border, ejecting him from the vehicle. The other officer chased the suspect vehicle into Ohio before calling off the pursuit. The suspects were never apprehended.

Officer Wyss had served with the Decatur Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife and 1-year-old son. In 2002, U.S. 224 from County Road 200 East to County Road 700 East in Adams County was dedicated the Jerrold J. Wyss Memorial Highway in his honor.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and 1-year-old son.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wyss gave the Decatur Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Decatur community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wyss.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department Decatur Police Department
Type Other
Location Decatur, Adams County, IN
Platform Identity dpd.adams.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 23, 2001
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile

Police Officer Jerrold Joseph Wyss 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Decatur Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
IN — Statewide
151
of 503 officers
30% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerrold Joseph Wyss's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Jerrold Joseph Wyss Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerrold Joseph Wyss is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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