Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal William Rose was fatally injured in an automobile crash while responding to another accident on U.S. Highway 63 (modern day I-555), south of Trumann, Arkansas. When he failed to notify dispatchers of his arrival at the scene additional units were dispatched to locate him. Responding officers discovered that his patrol car had left the roadway and landed in a farmer's field. Trooper Rose had served with the Arkansas State Police for 22 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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22 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Rose gave the Arkansas State Police 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Rose.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal William L. Rose, Jr. 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arkansas State Police, 15 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William L. Rose, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William L. Rose, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William L. Rose, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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