Mark David Jones
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Corporal

Mark David Jones

Hardeeville Police Department — Hardeeville, SC
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch February 27, 2005
Age 34
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 153 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Mark Jones was killed in an automobile crash on I-95 in the northbound lane near mile marker 4.

He was responding with lights activated to back up an officer who needed assistance at a local restaurant at approximately 4:20 a.m. During the response, he lost control of his patrol car, traveled off the roadway, and struck several trees in the median.

Corporal Jones was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Hardeeville Police Department for three years.

Survivors

Survivors include his wife, son, two daughters, parents, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Corporal Jones gave the Hardeeville Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hardeeville community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Hardeeville, SC
Platform Identity hpd.jasper.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 27, 2005
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Mark David Jones served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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Corporal Mark David Jones is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In SC, 138 of 440 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 31.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Hardeeville Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
SC — Statewide
138
of 440 officers
31.4% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Mark David Jones's cause is highlighted.

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

How Mark David Jones Compares

Age at Death
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Mark David Jones is highlighted in Feb.

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

Incident Location

Military Service

Mark David Jones served in the U.S. Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.

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