Louis Edward Jeska
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Investigator

Louis Edward Jeska

Eagan Police Department — Eagan, MN
Accident
End of Watch August 30, 1993
Age 52
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Badge 12
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Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Jeska was killed in an automobile accident when a dump truck ran a red light and struck his cruiser. The impact knocked both vehicles into a utility pole. Investigator Jeska was killed instantly upon impact.

Survivors

Investigator Jeska had been with the agency for 21 years and was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons, both of whom are in law enforcement.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MN-929E1965
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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21 years. You could have gone home.
Investigator Jeska gave the Eagan Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Eagan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Jeska.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Eagan, Dakota County, MN
Platform Identity epd.dakota.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 30, 1993
Tour of Duty 21 yrs
Age 52
Badge Number 12
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Investigator Louis Edward Jeska 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 28.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Eagan Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MN — Statewide
84
of 293 officers
28.7% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Edward Jeska's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Louis Edward Jeska Compares

Age at Death
52
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Edward Jeska is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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