Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Chief Gary Martin and Lieutenant Gary Dudley, of the Indiana State Police, 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.
Deputy Chief Martin and Lieutenant Dudley died at the scene as a result of their injuries. One of the other cyclists and the drivers of both vehicles were injured.
Deputy Chief Martin had served with the Lake County Sheriff's Department for over 3½ years. He had previously served with the Gary Police Department for 25 years and was a US Army veteran.
Deputy Chief Martin was survived by his wife, a son who serves as a sergeant with the Gary Police Department, daughter, three sisters and two brothers, one of whom serves as a reserve sergeant with the Mt. Juliet, Tennessee, Police Department. His brother-in-law, Lieutenant Thurman E. Sharp, of the Marion County Sheriff's Department, was killed in the line of duty on December 25, 1988.
Survivors
Deputy Chief Martin was survived by his wife, a son who serves as a sergeant with the Gary Police Department, daughter, three sisters and two brothers, one of whom serves as a reserve sergeant with the Mt.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Chief Martin gave the Lake County Sheriff's Department 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Crown Point community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Gary L. Martin served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Deputy Chief Gary L. Martin 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 Lake County Sheriff's Dept., 4 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Gary L. Martin's cause is highlighted.
How Gary L. Martin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Gary L. Martin is highlighted in Aug.
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