Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Jerry Mundy and Deputy Sheriff John Musice, of the Wilson County Sheriff's Department, were struck and killed by a vehicle being pursued by officers on I-40.
The chase had originally gone through Marysville and Knoxville but officers terminated the pursuit and notified other agencies along the highway. When the vehicle entered Wilson County, officers reinitiated the pursuit again at speeds reaching 140 mph. The vehicle struck Deputy Musice and Sergeant Mundy as they attempted to deploy spike strips near exit 226.
The two female occupants of the fleeing vehicle were injured in the incident and taken into custody at a local hospital.
On June 30th, 2004, the driver of the car was convicted of two counts of first-degree murder and sentenced to two life sentences.
Sergeant Mundy had served with the Mount Juliet Police Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, parents, four children, two sisters, and brother.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Mundy gave the Mt. Juliet Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mt. Juliet community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Mundy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Jerry Alton Mundy 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jerry Alton Mundy's cause is highlighted.
How Jerry Alton Mundy Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerry Alton Mundy is highlighted in Jul.