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Trooper

Rannie DeWitt Kennedy

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch November 5, 1973

Age 33

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Badge 653

The Vigil Panel 112 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 51

Incident

Trooper Rannie Kennedy was killed in an automobile crash during a vehicle pursuit on Route 208 in Spotsylvania County. The vehicle he was pursuing had been under surveillance the previous night. During the pursuit, Trooper Kennedy's patrol car skidded into the path of an oncoming truck. To avoid colliding with the truck Trooper Kennedy steered his vehicle into a wooded area. His badge was found at the crash site the following year with the use of a metal detector. Trooper Kennedy had served with the Virginia State Police for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two teenage children.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Kennedy gave the Virginia State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Kennedy.

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

Agency

Department Virginia State Police

Type State Police

Location North Chesterfield, VA

Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 5, 1973

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 33

Badge Number 653

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Military Service

Rannie DeWitt Kennedy served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Rannie DeWitt Kennedy 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Virginia State Police, 32 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.

Virginia State Police

of 52 officers

61.5% Accident

VA — Statewide

204

of 656 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident