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Jimmie D. Jacobs
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Trooper

Jimmie D. Jacobs

Kansas Highway Patrol — Topeka, KS
Veteran → Accident
United States flag Kansas flag
End of Watch October 6, 1959
Age 36
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Badge 166
The Vigil Panel 94 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 10

Incident

Trooper Jacobs was killed in an automobile accident while conducting an emergency blood run on US Highway 54 near El Dorado, Kansas. His patrol car struck a flatbed truck which made a left turn in front of him. He had served with the agency for three years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Jacobs gave the Kansas Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Jacobs.

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

Agency

Department Kansas Highway Patrol
Type Highway Patrol
Location Topeka, KS
Platform Identity khp.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 6, 1959
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 36
Badge Number 166
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Jimmie D. Jacobs served in the U.S. Army (1951–1955) before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Jimmie D. Jacobs 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Kansas Highway Patrol, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Kansas Highway Patrol
5
of 11 officers
45.5% Accident
KS — Statewide
66
of 335 officers
19.7% 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. Jimmie D. Jacobs's cause is highlighted.

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

How Jimmie D. Jacobs Compares

Age at Death
36
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. Jimmie D. Jacobs 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

Military Service

Jimmie D. Jacobs served in the U.S. Army (1951–1955) before joining law enforcement.

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