Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Willis Moore was killed in an automobile crash while responding to another crash call north of Huntsville. He was driving with his emergency equipment activated when he was forced into a guardrail by several cars that refused to grant Trooper Willis the right of way as he approached a bridge on Route 431, north of Bob Wade Lane. The guardrail impaled the patrol car through the steering column. Emergency workers freed Trooper Moore by cutting away the roof of the patrol car and then rushed him to the hospital. He died as a result of his injuries later in the night. No charges were filed against the driver who pulled in front of him. Trooper Moore had served with the Alabama Department of Public Safety for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, brothers, and sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Moore gave the Alabama Department of Public Safety 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Moore.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Willis Von Moore 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. Willis Von Moore's cause is highlighted.
How Willis Von Moore Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Willis Von Moore is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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