Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Leonard Watson was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Waterbury-Cheshire Road (modern-day Route 70), in front of the Connecticut Quarries while en route to work crowd control at a Yale University football game in New Haven. His motorcycle slid on a wet railroad crossing, and he was struck by an oncoming truck. Trooper Watson had served with the Connecticut State Police for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 18-month-old daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Watson gave the Connecticut State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Connecticut. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Watson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Leonard H. Watson 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%.
At Connecticut State Police, 15 of 26 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leonard H. Watson's cause is highlighted.
How Leonard H. Watson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leonard H. Watson is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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