Roll of Honor
Tommie Earl Owens
Incident
Trooper Tommie Owens was killed when his patrol car was struck by a freight train while on patrol in Lowndes County, Mississippi. He had just reported in for duty when the accident occurred.
Trooper Owens was assigned to Troop G and had served with the Mississippi Highway Patrol for two years.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Owens gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Owens.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Tommie Earl Owens 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol, 17 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tommie Earl Owens's cause is highlighted.
How Tommie Earl Owens Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tommie Earl Owens is highlighted in Jul.
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