Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Noah Merrill was struck by a tractor-trailer and killed during a traffic stop on I-10 eight miles east of Benson. Officer Merrill had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for eight years. He also served in the U.S. Air Force in Germany during the 1960s as a member of the 602nd Aircraft Control & Warning Squadron.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two sons, and a daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Merrill gave the Arizona Department of Public Safety 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Noah Mack Merrill, Jr. served in the Air Force (1963â1967) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Noah Mack Merrill, Jr. 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Arizona Department of Public Safety, 15 of 31 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Noah Mack Merrill, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Noah Mack Merrill, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Noah Mack Merrill, Jr. is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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