Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Randy Wells was killed when his patrol car was rear-ended by a box truck on the Snyder Freeyway, near La Grange Road.
He was blocking traffic for a maintenance crew when the truck crashed into the back of his stopped vehicle, despite having all of his emergency equipment activated.
Two of the maintenance workers were also seriously injured.
Chief Wells had served as chief for 16 years and was the 500-person town's only police officer.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, two grandchildren, and mother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Wells gave the Forest Hills Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Louisville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Wells.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police Randy Wells 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randy Wells's cause is highlighted.
How Randy Wells Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Randy Wells is highlighted in Oct.