Roll of Honor
John Martin Harris
Incident
Trooper John Harris was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on State Highway 16 near Old Yazoo City Road in Madison County.
He was making a traffic stop when he was struck by the semi.
Trooper Harris is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
Survivors
Trooper Harris is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Harris gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Harris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper John Martin Harris 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, 17 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Martin Harris's cause is highlighted.
How John Martin Harris Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Martin Harris is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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