Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Jack Palmer was killed in a motorcycle accident while en route to a complaint about a fight at a local baseball game.
His police motorcycle collided with an automobile at the intersection of East Ridge Street and Governor Street. Officer Palmer suffered fatal injuries as a result of the accident.
In 1996 a city street, Palmer Court, was named in his honor.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Palmer served with the Ridgefield Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Ridgefield community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Palmer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer John Kingsley Palmer 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 CT, 73 of 169 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.2% of this state's fallen. That is 12.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Kingsley Palmer's cause is highlighted.
How John Kingsley Palmer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Kingsley Palmer is highlighted in Jul.