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Trooper

Roy Edman Jones

Indiana State Police — Indianapolis, IN

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch July 3, 1979

Age 31

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 8 mo

Badge 3180

The Vigil Panel 121 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 45

Incident

Trooper Roy Jones was killed in an automobile crash while responding to assist the Markleville town marshal and a Madison County sheriff's deputy who had stopped a vehicle they had pursued after running a stop sign. Trooper Jones was driving with lights and siren when another car pulled out in front of him on Indiana 38 in Pendleton. He swerved to avoid a collision and struck a tree, killing him instantly with massive injuries. Trooper Jones was a United States Army Vietnam veteran, earning the Bronze Star with Valor. He had served with the Indiana State Police for nearly three years and was assigned to the Pendleton post.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three sons and daughter.

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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 Jones gave the Indiana State Police 2 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 July 3, 1979

Tour of Duty 2 yrs 8 mo

Age 31

Badge Number 3180

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Roy Edman Jones served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Roy Edman Jones 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