Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Tom Jensen succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when he was involved in an automobile crash.
He was responding to a burglary in progress when his patrol car slid on ice and struck a utility pole at the intersection of Baltimore Avenue and University Boulevard in College Park, Maryland.
Corporal Jensen was transported to Prince George's Hospital Center with severe head and neck injuries. He remained hospitalized until succumbing to his injuries.
Corporal Jensen had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for 5 1/2 years and was posthumously promoted to the rank of Corporal.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and parents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Jensen gave the Prince George's County Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Jensen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Thomas Paul Jensen 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Prince George's County Police Dept., 11 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Paul Jensen's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Paul Jensen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Paul Jensen is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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