Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Jerrold Wyss was killed in an automobile accident while en route to back up another officer investigating a report of a vehicle whose occupants were firing a gun into a residence in rural Adams County.
Officer Wyss' patrol car flipped over several times on U.S. 224 near the Indiana-Ohio border, ejecting him from the vehicle. The other officer chased the suspect vehicle into Ohio before calling off the pursuit. The suspects were never apprehended.
Officer Wyss had served with the Decatur Police Department for three years. He was survived by his wife and 1-year-old son. In 2002, U.S. 224 from County Road 200 East to County Road 700 East in Adams County was dedicated the Jerrold J. Wyss Memorial Highway in his honor.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and 1-year-old son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Wyss gave the Decatur Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Decatur community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Wyss.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jerrold Joseph "Jerry" Wyss 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. Jerrold Joseph "Jerry" Wyss's cause is highlighted.
How Jerrold Joseph "Jerry" Wyss Compares
Offender Outcome
Never apprehended
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerrold Joseph "Jerry" Wyss is highlighted in Oct.