Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Smith succumbed to injuries received three years earlier when the patrol car he and Sergeant Clarence Martin were riding in was struck head-on by a car driving on the wrong side of the road. Sergeant Martin was also killed in the accident. Patrolman Smith had been with the agency for one year.
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- August 2, 2026
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You barely got started.
Patrolman Smith gave the Jacksonville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Willie Lester Smith 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Jacksonville Police Department, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Willie Lester Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Willie Lester Smith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Willie Lester Smith is highlighted in Mar.
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