Roll of Honor
Vernon David Rogers
Incident
Investigator Vernon Rogers died from injuries he received in an automobile crash on Highway 101 in Port Angeles, Washington. He was en route to Port Angeles to investigate the reported sale of non-tax-paid, illegal Japanese whiskey from a ship in port at the time. The crash occurred while Investigator Rogers was driving across Morse Creek Bridge. A logging truck's trail wheels were not tracking directly behind the truck and when crossing the bridge, they tracked over the bridge railing, twisting and breaking the tongue hitch. The broken tongue pierced the front of his vehicle and carried through the vehicle and through the torso of Investigator Rogers. He was transported to a local hospital and died as they were attempting to insert a breathing tube. Investigator Rogers was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWII and also a veteran of the U.S. Army. He had served with the Internal Revenue Service for 22 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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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.
Investigator Rogers gave the United States Department of the Treasury 22 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Vernon David Rogers served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Investigator Vernon David Rogers 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service - Alcohol and Tobacco Tax Division, 6 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vernon David Rogers's cause is highlighted.
How Vernon David Rogers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vernon David Rogers is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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