Roll of Honor
Incident
Investigator Jeff Bryant was killed in an automobile crash on Alabama 35, three miles north of Gaylesville, at approximately 3:00 pm.
He had gone to a neighboring county to meet with another officer and was returning to Centre when the crash occurred. Another driver had lost control of her vehicle and crossed the center line after over correcting. Her vehicle struck Investigator Bryan's patrol car head-on. Investigator Bryant, the other driver, and a 2-year-old child in the other car were killed. A second child was flown to a hospital in serious condition.
Investigator Bryant had served with the Centre Police Department for 24 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife wife and two sons.
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- July 23, 2026
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Investigator Bryant gave the Centre Police Department 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Centre community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Bryant.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Investigator Jeffrey Hugh Bryant 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jeffrey Hugh Bryant's cause is highlighted.
How Jeffrey Hugh Bryant Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffrey Hugh Bryant is highlighted in Dec.