Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Joseph Case succumbed to injuries received the night before when his police motorcycle struck the rear of a car which had stopped in the middle of Rockville Pike, approximately one mile north of Bethesda. The two occupants of the vehicle were switching drivers when the crash occurred. The two men placed Patrolman Case in their car and immediately drove him to the hospital. The men were never charged. Patrolman Case had served with the Montgomery County Police Department for 10 years and had previously served with the Metropolitan (D.C.) Police Department for seven years.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Case gave the Montgomery County Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gaithersburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Case.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Joseph Asbury Case 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Montgomery County Police Department, 9 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Asbury Case's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Asbury Case Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Asbury Case is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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