Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Maury Young was killed when his motorcycle hit a log truck and overturned at 7 pm on the Troy-Montgomery Highway. When his motorcycle crashed into the unlit truck, the gasoline tank burst, and the truck ignited. Two motorists arrived on the scene and transported Patrolman Maury to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. A man was arrested for second-degree manslaughter for not having lights on the back of his truck. No information has been found on whether he was convicted. Patrolman Young served with the Alabama Department of Public Safety for one year. He was survived by his expectant wife, daughter, parents, two sisters, and two brothers. His daughter was born a few months later, and she was named Maury.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife, daughter, parents, two sisters, and two brothers.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman Young 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, Patrolman Young.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman William Maury Young 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. William Maury Young's cause is highlighted.
How William Maury Young Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Maury Young is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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