John Robert Davis
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Trooper

John Robert Davis

Tennessee Highway Patrol — Nashville, TN
Accident
End of Watch March 17, 2001
Age 49
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper John Davis was killed in a single vehicle automobile accident.

He was leaving the scene of a previous accident when his cruiser went out of control and went into a creek. He was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.

Trooper Davis had been employed with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 13 years after leaving another agency.

Thank you for your dedicated service to the State of Tennessee....RIP BROTHER!

Detective Paul Davis Fort Campbell Police Department March 19th, 2016

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BO-US-TN-B1412C3C
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Davis gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Davis.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Nashville, TN
Platform Identity thp.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 17, 2001
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper John Robert Davis 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Tennessee Highway Patrol, 30 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.2% of this agency's fallen.

Tennessee Highway Patrol
30
of 41 officers
73.2% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% 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. John Robert Davis's cause is highlighted.

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

How John Robert Davis Compares

Age at Death
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
13
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Robert Davis is highlighted in Mar.

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