Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Jonathan Harris was killed when his patrol car collided with a pickup truck in a head-on collision near Buckhannon, West Virginia, at 6:15 pm. Trooper Harris had served with the West Virginia State Police for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Harris gave the West Virginia State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Harris.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Jonathan David Harris 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 23.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At West Virginia State Police, 20 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathan David Harris's cause is highlighted.
How Jonathan David Harris Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan David Harris is highlighted in Jul.
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