Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Officer Tidwell was killed in an automobile accident while on duty. He was driving west bound on Highway 70, in McEwen, Tennessee. As he began a left turn into a driveway to pickup a prisoner, a semi truck hit him broadside. His car was drug over 180 feet before coming to rest. No charges were brought against the truck driver. Reserve Officer Tidwell had served with the McEwen Police department for five years. he was survived by his wife and twin daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Officer Tidwell gave the McEwen Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the McEwen community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Officer Tidwell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Officer Larry James Tidwell 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Larry James Tidwell's cause is highlighted.
How Larry James Tidwell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Larry James Tidwell is highlighted in Aug.