Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Doolan was succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident on State Highway 17 three days earlier while on patrol in Bergen County. He had served with the agency for just over two years.
Survivors
He was 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.
Trooper Doolan gave the New Jersey State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Doolan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper William J. Doolan 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William J. Doolan's cause is highlighted.
How William J. Doolan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William J. Doolan is highlighted in Oct.
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