Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Michael Martin succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile crash the previous day while chasing a motorcycle on NC-87 near Reidsville. As he approached a curve in the roadway, he lost control of his patrol car, which struck an oncoming truck. He was taken to Moses Cone Memorial Hospital where he succumbed to injuries the next day. The motorcycle he was chasing was never found. Trooper Martin had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for four years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, parents, and brother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Martin gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Martin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Michael Louis Martin 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At North Carolina Highway Patrol, 41 of 69 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Louis Martin's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Louis Martin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Louis Martin is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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