Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Richard LeBow was killed in an automobile accident on I-40 near Mulberry at approximately 10:25 am.
His patrol car collided head-on with an oncoming tractor-trailer.
Sergeant LeBow had served with the Arkansas State Police for 27 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two sons, and his mother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
27 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant LeBow gave the Arkansas State Police 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arkansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant LeBow.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Richard C. LeBow 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%.
At Arkansas State Police, 15 of 23 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard C. LeBow's cause is highlighted.
How Richard C. LeBow Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard C. LeBow is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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