Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Larry Small and Trooper First Class John Sawa were killed when their patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer driven by a drunk driver. The troopers were parked in the median of I-95, near the Maryland 155 interchange in Havre de Grace, when the semi ran off the road and struck the patrol car broadside. The driver of the tractor-trailer was arrested and charged with two counts of homicide with a motor vehicle and one count of drunk driving. Trooper Small was completing his last day of field training when the crash occurred. Trooper Small had served with the Maryland State Police for only eight months.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Small served with the Maryland State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Small.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Larry Eugene Small is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In MD, 195 of 377 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 51.7% of this state's fallen. That is 51.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Maryland State Police, 14 of 42 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry Eugene Small's cause is highlighted.
How Larry Eugene Small Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Larry Eugene Small is highlighted in Mar.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Larry Eugene Small was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
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