Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Gary Dudley and Deputy Chief Gary Martin, of the Lake County Sheriff's Department, were struck and killed while they were participating in a charity bicycle ride for the Indiana chapter of Concerns of Police Survivors.
Both officers were representing their agencies while riding with seven other active and retired officers and one civilian survivor on a 102-mile leg on the seventh day of the 13-day, 1,058-mile bike ride that traveled the perimeter of the state.
The cyclists were riding southbound on State Road 63 about two miles south of Interstate 74 near Perrysville. At about 12:30 pm, the driver of a freight truck rear-ended their support van. The van, which was then pushed into the group of riders, had a large banner warning of the cyclists and was using flashing amber lights at the time of the collision.
Lieutenant Dudley and Deputy Chief Martin died at the scene as a result of their injuries. One of the other cyclists and the drivers of both vehicles were injured.
Lieutenant Dudley had served with the Indiana State Police for over 26½ years and was assigned to the training division. Since 2005, he had been the commander of the Indiana State Police Recruit Academy. He began his career assigned to the Lowell post and was twice awarded the Life Saving Award, in 1989 and 1992.
Survivors
Lieutenant Dudley was survived by his wife, father and brother.
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26 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Dudley gave the Indiana State Police 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Indiana. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Dudley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Gary Edward Dudley 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%.
At Indiana State Police, 23 of 46 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary Edward Dudley's cause is highlighted.
How Gary Edward Dudley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary Edward Dudley is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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