Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Widener was killed when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer that ran a red light at the intersection of Ashley Road and West Boulevard. He was returning to the sheriff's office after re-qualifying at the agency's firing range. Captain Widener had served with the agency for 14 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Captain Widener gave the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Widener.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Robert Dorsey Widener 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Dorsey Widener's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Dorsey Widener Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Dorsey Widener is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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