Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Howell was killed in an automobile accident during a pursuit in Orlando.
Trooper Howell had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for 1 year.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Howell gave the Florida Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Howell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Richard D. Howell 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Florida Highway Patrol, 25 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Richard D. Howell's cause is highlighted.
How Richard D. Howell Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Richard D. Howell is highlighted in Aug.
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