Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Raymond Armstead died after being involved in a collision on the Baltimore-Washington Parkway near Powder Mill Road in Prince George's County. Trooper Armstead's attention was diverted to the side of the road by people who were flagging him down for another crash. Due to the distraction, he did not see traffic stopped in front of him and struck the rear of another vehicle. Trooper Armstead was trapped inside his patrol car before being freed by members of the Prince George's County Fire Department. He was transported to a local hospital, where he died. Trooper Armstead had served with the Maryland State Police for over one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Armstead gave the Maryland State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Armstead.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Raymond Gerald Armstead, Jr. 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Maryland State Police, 28 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Gerald Armstead, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Gerald Armstead, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Gerald Armstead, Jr. is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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