Roll of Honor
Incident
Town Marshal Louis Beam died from injuries he suffered two days earlier in an ATV accident while working a traffic control detail.
Marshal Beam was providing traffic control security for an annual charity event when his ATV rear-ended the ATV of another officer on County Road 150 East north of State Road 163 near Clinton. Marshal Beam suffered serious injuries, including a fractured skull. He was airlifted to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis where he died two days later from his injuries.
Marshal Beam had served with the Cayuga Town Marshal's Office for 10 years and had previously served with the Homecroft Police Department.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, three stepdaughters and 10 grandchildren.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Town Marshal Beam gave the Cayuga Town Marshal's Office 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cayuga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Town Marshal Beam.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Town Marshal Louis Dixon Beam 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Dixon Beam's cause is highlighted.
How Louis Dixon Beam Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Dixon Beam is highlighted in May.