Robert Jack Garrison

Indiana State Police — Indianapolis, IN

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch December 14, 1959

Age 27

Tour of Duty 4 yrs 2 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 45

Incident

Trooper Bob Garrison was killed instantly from a skull fracture he suffered in a traffic accident at about 6:40 pm on State Road 67 in Delaware County. While responding to a report that a child had been bitten by a dog, Trooper Garrison swerved to avoid hitting a vehicle in front of him and struck a tow truck. The car, occupied by numerous teenagers, had stopped to make a left-hand turn. Trooper Garrison had served with the Indiana State Police for over four years and was assigned to the Pendleton post. He was a US Army veteran of the Korean War and served as a military policeman.

Survivors

Trooper Garrison was survived by his wife, two sons, daughter and parents.

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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.
Trooper Garrison gave the Indiana State Police 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Indiana, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Indiana State Police

Type State Police

Location Indianapolis, IN

Platform Identity insp.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 14, 1959

Tour of Duty 4 yrs 2 mo

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Robert Jack Garrison served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Robert Jack Garrison 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 IN, 152 of 504 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this state's fallen. That is 30.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Indiana State Police, 23 of 46 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Indiana State Police

of 46 officers

50% Accident

IN — Statewide

152

of 504 officers

30.2% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,759 officers

0% Accident