Jody S. Dye
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Trooper

Jody S. Dye

Ohio State Highway Patrol — Columbus, OH
Accident
End of Watch July 5, 1985
Age 25
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Badge 318
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Jody Dye was struck and killed while placing flares in the roadway at a crash scene at the interchange of I-270 and US Route 33 in Columbus at 10 pm. He was transported to a Columbus hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries an hour later. Trooper Dye had served with the Ohio Highway Patrol for over three years and was assigned to the Granville Post.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two young daughters.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-OH-FCE87DBB
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Columbus, OH
Platform Identity oshp.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 5, 1985
Tour of Duty 3 yrs 6 mo
Age 25
Badge Number 318
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Jody S. Dye 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.

Ohio State Highway Patrol
33
of 42 officers
78.6% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% 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. Jody S. Dye's cause is highlighted.

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

How Jody S. Dye Compares

Age at Death
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jody S. Dye is highlighted in Jul.

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

Incident Location