Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Wendy Everett was struck and killed by an automobile while standing next to her patrol car on I-270. She was taking a report from a trucker whose windshield had been smashed by a water balloon dropped from a freeway bridge near Circleville, Ohio. The driver who killed Trooper Everett turned himself in the next day. He plead guilty to involuntary manslaughter, was sentenced to two to 10 years in prison, and was released on shock parole after serving 18 months. Trooper Everett had served three years with the Ohio State Highway Patrol.
Survivors
She was survived by her parents and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Everett gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Everett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Wendy G. Everett 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wendy G. Everett's cause is highlighted.
How Wendy G. Everett Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wendy G. Everett is highlighted in Aug.
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