Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Semmie Jeffries was killed in an accident when his patrol car collided with a tractor-trailer at the interchange of U.S. 72 and I-65. Trooper Jefferies was pursuing a suspect when a trailer attempted to turn onto U.S. 72. Trooper Jeffries had served with the Alabama Department of Public Safety and served with the Decatur trooper post for almost two years. He was survived by his daughter. In 2014, the U.S. 72 bridge over Interstate 65 was named State Trooper Simmie Jefferies Memorial Bridge in honor of Trooper Simmie Jeffries.
Survivors
He was survived by his daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Jeffries gave the Alabama Department of Public Safety 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Alabama. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Jeffries.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Simmie L. Jeffries 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. Simmie L. Jeffries's cause is highlighted.
How Simmie L. Jeffries Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Simmie L. Jeffries is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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