Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Jonathan Nash was killed in a motorcycle crash while escorting a memorial charity ride in memory of Trooper Hardy Godbold.
The ride was traveling on Route 1 at 10 am when a driver turned out of the parking lot, failing to yield to Corporal Nash's motorcycle, causing a collision.
Trooper Godbold was also killed on the same roadway during a vehicle pursuit on February 28, 1992.
Corporal Nash was a United States Marine Corps Desert Storm veteran and served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his daughter, parents, brother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Lance Corporal Nash gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jonathan Shea Nash served in the Marine Corps (1990) before joining law enforcement.
Lance Corporal Jonathan Shea Nash 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At South Carolina Highway Patrol, 31 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathan Shea Nash's cause is highlighted.
How Jonathan Shea Nash Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan Shea Nash is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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