Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Luke Gross was struck and killed by a vehicle investigating a crash on Route 3 in front of Penobscot Cleaning Services in Trenton at about 4:00 am.
Deputy Gross was called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash that left scattered debris in the roadway. That vehicle had left the scene. Deputy Gross parked his cruiser in the breakdown lane on the northbound side of the road and activated its emergency lights. He was wearing a high-visibility vest and was reaching down to pick up a piece of debris from a crash in the northbound travel lane when he was fatally hit by a pickup truck. The driver is not expected to have any charges filed against him.
The driver of the vehicle that fled the crash site was found sleeping in his vehicle a short distance from the crash scene. He has been charged with leaving the scene of an accident, illegal use of drug paraphernalia, and illegal possession of alcohol by a minor.
Deputy Gross had served with the Hancock County Sheriff's Office for 18 years. He had previously worked for the Sabattus Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Gross gave the Hancock County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Ellsworth community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Gross.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Luke Ryan Gross 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 ME, 41 of 102 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.2% of this state's fallen. That is 9.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Hancock County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Luke Ryan Gross's cause is highlighted.
How Luke Ryan Gross Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Luke Ryan Gross is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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