Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper John McCarthy was struck and killed by a vehicle on the New Jersey Turnpike. Around 12:08 a.m., Trooper McCarthy and his partner were arresting a suspected drunk driver who crashed into a guardrail in the southbound lanes near the sports complex. Trooper McCarthy was walking to the left median when he was hit. He was transported to Riverside General Hospital, where he was pronounced deceased. Trooper McCarthy had served with the New Jersey State Police for just over 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper McCarthy gave the New Jersey State Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper McCarthy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper John P. McCarthy 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John P. McCarthy's cause is highlighted.
How John P. McCarthy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John P. McCarthy is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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