Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Thomas Dawson was killed in a one-car automobile crash on State Highway 130 while working undercover. Shortly after 11:00 pm, Detective Dawson was driving south when his vehicle went out of control and struck two trees. Detective Dawson had served with the New Jersey State Police for almost 7 years, assigned to the Narcotics Bureau Central Unit. He was survived by his wife, two sons, mother, father, and brother. One of his sons became a trooper with the New Jersey State Police.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, mother, father, and brother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Dawson gave the New Jersey State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Dawson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Thomas Atkins Dawson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 39.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Atkins Dawson's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Atkins Dawson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Atkins Dawson is highlighted in Aug.
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