Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Loveless succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier while attempting to make a traffic stop on Highway 24 near Cookeville for a missing taillight. As Patrolman Loveless and his partner motioned for the driver to pull over the driver made a sudden stop causing Patrolman Loveless to attempt to maneuver his motorcycle to avoid striking the vehicle. Patrolman Loveless was taken to Cookeville Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries a week later. Patrolman Loveless had served with the agency for 4 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Loveless gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Loveless.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Lee Glenn Loveless is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Tennessee Highway Patrol, 30 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lee Glenn Loveless's cause is highlighted.
How Lee Glenn Loveless Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lee Glenn Loveless is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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