Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Maxwell was killed in a traffic accident while responding to a request to assist the Mississippi State Safety Patrol. His patrol car collided with another vehicle at the intersection of Danville Road and Johnson Chapel Road in Decatur. Captain Maxwell was a member of the US Army Reserves.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Captain Maxwell gave the Alabama Department of Public Safety 22 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Thomas Estes Maxwell served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Captain Thomas Estes Maxwell 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 Alabama Department of Public Safety, 21 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 72.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Thomas Estes Maxwell's cause is highlighted.
How Thomas Estes Maxwell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Thomas Estes Maxwell is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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