Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Boone was killed when he lost control of his motorcycle near Sevierville.
Survivors
Patrolman Boone served with the Tennesse Highway Patrol for one year and was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Boone gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Boone.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Lewis R. Boone 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%.
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. Lewis R. Boone's cause is highlighted.
How Lewis R. Boone Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lewis R. Boone is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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