Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Josh Oliver succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash on October 25th, 1999.
His patrol car struck a concrete bridge abutment on N.C. 742 north of Wadesboro in Anson County. He was airlifted from the crash scene and sustained serious injuries. He died from complications of the injuries on March 24th, 2004.
Trooper Oliver had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Oliver gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Oliver.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Joseph Wynford "Josh" Oliver 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At North Carolina Highway Patrol, 41 of 69 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Wynford "Josh" Oliver's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Wynford "Josh" Oliver Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Wynford "Josh" Oliver is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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