Roll of Honor
Daniel Morris Jones
Incident
Probation / Parole Officer II Dan Jones was killed when his vehicle was struck head-on by another car on Highway 63, approximately one mile south of I-80.
Officer Jones was traveling to his office after visiting the Poweshiek County Jail when an oncoming car crossed the center line and struck his vehicle. Both he and the driver of the other vehicle were killed.
Officer Jones had served with the Iowa Department of Corrections for 18 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, mother and two brothers.
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- August 2, 2026
- Last updated
- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Probation / Parole Officer II Jones gave the Iowa Department of Corrections 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Iowa. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Probation / Parole Officer II Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Probation / Parole Officer II Daniel Morris Jones is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In IA, 71 of 226 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.4% of this state's fallen. That is 0.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Iowa Department of Corrections, 4 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Morris Jones's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Morris Jones Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Morris Jones is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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