Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Joe Nance succumbed to injuries sustained one week earlier when his vehicle was involved in a crash near Lakeland. He was en route to Lakeland to while following up on a murder investigation when a truck forced his vehicle off the road.
Detective Nance had served with the Tampa Police Department for 18 years.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Nance gave the Tampa Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Nance.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Joe Nance 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 Tampa Police Dept., 8 of 29 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joe Nance's cause is highlighted.
How Joe Nance Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joe Nance is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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