Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Robert Barker was killed in a vehicle crash while responding to assist members of the Woodruff County Sheriff's Office at approximately 5:00 am.
Patrolman Barker's patrol car struck a deer on Highway 17, south of Patterson, and then left the roadway and overturned.
Patrolman Barker had served with the McCrory Police Department for four years.
Rest in peace Mr barker
Carson loveless April 22nd, 2024
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Barker gave the McCrory Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the McCrory community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Barker.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Robert Aaron Barker 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 AR, 92 of 372 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.7% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Aaron Barker's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Aaron Barker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Aaron Barker is highlighted in Sep.