Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer John Ellis was killed in a motorcycle crash while escorting the wedding party of a member of the DuPont family to the airport.
He was thrown into a mailbox when his motorcycle skidded on sand and struck a curb. He was taken to a local hospital where he died two hours later of internal injuries and a skull fracture.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Ellis served with the Jacksonville Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Ellis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer John P. Ellis 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 Jacksonville Police Department, 7 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 21.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John P. Ellis's cause is highlighted.
How John P. Ellis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John P. Ellis is highlighted in Sep.
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