Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Newman suffered a fatal heart attack after helping a couple push their car out of a large snow drift. He had been working around the clock assisting motorists with stalled cars on State Highway 33 following a major snow storm. Corporal Newman had been with the agency for 14 years.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Newman gave the Idaho State Police 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Idaho. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Newman.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Benjamin T. Newman is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In ID, 5 of 71 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 7% of this state's fallen. That is 3 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Idaho State Police, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin T. Newman's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin T. Newman Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin T. Newman is highlighted in Mar.
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