Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Kenneth Velez was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop on I-90, near the Warren Road exit, in Cuyahoga County.
In August 2017 the driver who struck him was acquitted of vehicular homicide charges, but was convicted of driving on a suspended license and other related misdemeanor charges.
Trooper Velez had served with the Ohio State Highway Patrol for 27 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
27 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Velez gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Velez.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Kenneth V. Velez 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth V. Velez's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth V. Velez Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth V. Velez is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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