Roy Thompson
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Game Warden

Roy Thompson

Accident
End of Watch August 19, 1957
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Gender Male

Incident

Game Warden Roy Thompson was killed in a motorcycle accident while assigned to Missoula, Montana. He was test driving a new off-road motorcycle for a new program intended for patrolling mountain trails.

Warden Thompson was unfamiliar with the controls on the motorcycle and accidentally caused it to accelerate, causing it to drive off of a cliff.

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BO-US-MT-D756FAFD
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Game Warden Thompson served with the Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks.
Thank you for your service to the Helena community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Game Warden Thompson.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Helena, MT
Platform Identity mdfwpcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 19, 1957
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Game Warden Roy Thompson 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 MT, 34 of 142 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.9% of this state's fallen. That is 23.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 5 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Montana Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks
5
of 8 officers
62.5% Accident
MT — Statewide
34
of 142 officers
23.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Roy Thompson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Roy Thompson Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Thompson is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897