Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Bryant was struck and killed by a vehicle while officially representing the Iowa Department of Corrections during the Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run.
He and other participants were running on U.S. Highway 61 two miles north of Fort Madison. An Iowa State Patrol vehicle was providing an escort and driving slowly directly behind the runners.
A driver approached the group from the rear and did not realize that the patrol car was driving at such a low speed. The elderly driver entered the shoulder of the highway, passed the patrol car, and then re-entered the roadway. Officer Bryant, seeing the car approaching, pushed another correctional officer out of the way a split second before being struck, saving the officer's life.
Officer Bryant served at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, Iowa. He had served with the agency for 16 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Bryant gave the Iowa Department of Corrections 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Iowa. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Bryant.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Correctional Officer Scott Edward Bryant 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 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. Scott Edward Bryant's cause is highlighted.
How Scott Edward Bryant Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Scott Edward Bryant is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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