Roll of Honor
Creighton Travis Spencer
Incident
Officer Creighton Spencer was killed in an automobile crash while responding to a reckless driver call on Battle Mountain.
He was traveling on I-80 just west of Elko, Nevada, when his 1999 Chevrolet Suburban patrol vehicle left the roadway, struck a guard rail, and then veered into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer.
Officer Spencer's father, Captain Jack Spencer, also of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, was killed in the line of duty in 1998 when he was also involved in an automobile accident on I-80 near Reno, Nevada.
Officer Spencer had served with the United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, mother, brother, and grandparents.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Spencer gave the United States Department of the Interior 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Spencer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Creighton Travis Spencer 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 Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, 7 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Creighton Travis Spencer's cause is highlighted.
How Creighton Travis Spencer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Creighton Travis Spencer is highlighted in Mar.
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