Roll of Honor
Urshell Thomas Mayo
Incident
Trooper Urshell Mayo succumbed to injuries sustained in an accident two days earlier in Hampton.
On March 14, 1942, the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles was split into the Department of Motor Vehicles and the Department of State Police. The Virginia State Police assumed highway patrol duties while the Department of Motor Vehicles Enforcement Division assumed investigative duties.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Mayo served with the Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Mayo.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Urshell Thomas Mayo 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles - Enforcement Division, 6 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Urshell Thomas Mayo's cause is highlighted.
How Urshell Thomas Mayo Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Urshell Thomas Mayo is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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