Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Ralph Newell was killed when his patrol car struck the back of a tractor-trailer that was crossing the highway while driving en route to Jackson, Mississippi, on Highway 49. Low visibility due to fog was a contributing factor in the crash. Sergeant Newell was a United States Navy veteran and had served with the Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol for 22 years, assigned to Troop J. He was survived by his wife, daughter, two stepsons, mother, two brothers, and there sisters. A portion of Highway 49 in Covington County was dedicated to Staff Sergeant Newell on October 18, 2007.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, daughter, two stepsons, mother, two brothers, and there sisters.
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- 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.
Staff Sergeant Newell gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ralph R. Newell served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Staff Sergeant Ralph R. Newell 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 25.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, 17 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ralph R. Newell's cause is highlighted.
How Ralph R. Newell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ralph R. Newell is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
Military Service
Ralph R. Newell served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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