Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Gerard Dowd was killed when his patrol car ran into the side of a tractor trailer while responding to backup another trooper at a fight call involving several intoxicated subjects. Trooper Dowd's patrol car struck the side of the tractor trailer at the intersection of Delaware Route 54 and Maryland Route 353. It is believed that fog contributed to the accident by preventing him from seeing the truck. Trooper Dowd had served with the Delaware State Police for just over one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and five siblings.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Dowd gave the Delaware State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Delaware. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Dowd.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Gerard T. Dowd 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 DE, 19 of 51 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Delaware State Police, 11 of 21 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 52.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gerard T. Dowd's cause is highlighted.
How Gerard T. Dowd Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gerard T. Dowd is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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