Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Buddy Beasley was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to catch a traffic violator. Officer Beasley and his partner were running radar along US Highway 78. When a speeding vehicle went by around 2:50 p.m., Officer Beasley told his partner he would get the vehicle. His partner continued to run radar while Officer Beasley left on his police motorcycle. As Officer Beasley was catching up to the suspect vehicle, another vehicle pulled from a side street into his path. Officer Beasley struck the second vehicle. He was transported to Carraway Methodist Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries. Officer Beasley had served with the Jasper Police Department for five 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.
Officer Beasley gave the Jasper Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jasper community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Beasley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Stewart L. "Buddy" Beasley, 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 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 Jasper Police Dept., 1 of 2 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. Stewart L. "Buddy" Beasley, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Stewart L. "Buddy" Beasley, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stewart L. "Buddy" Beasley, Jr. is highlighted in Apr.
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