Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Robert Goodwin was struck and killed by the driver of a vehicle while supervising an inmate road crew picking up trash along Highway 512, near Quitman, Mississippi.
He was assisting the inmates load trash bags into the back of the truck when he was killed. No charges were filed against the driver.
Deputy Goodwin had served as a reserve deputy with the Clarke County Sheriff's Department for 12 years, and had begun his first day as a full time deputy the day before the accident. He had also served part time with the Enterprise Police Department.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Goodwin gave the Clarke County Sheriff's Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Quitman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Goodwin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Robert Curtis Goodwin 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Clarke County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Curtis Goodwin's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Curtis Goodwin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Curtis Goodwin is highlighted in Apr.
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