Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Todd Larkins was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while conducting a vehicle stop.
Trooper Larkins stopped a vehicle on Interstate 40 in Dickson County, about 40 miles outside of Nashville. As he was conducting the vehicle stop, a tractor-trailer veered off the roadway. He was struck and killed instantly.
The driver of the tractor-trailer was charged with vehicular homicide. He was sentenced to three years probation, one year loss of license, and a $50 fine.
Trooper Larkins had served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for five years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Larkins gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Larkins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Todd Michael Larkins 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Tennessee Highway Patrol, 30 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Todd Michael Larkins's cause is highlighted.
How Todd Michael Larkins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Todd Michael Larkins is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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