Maurice R. Plummer
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Trooper

Maurice R. Plummer

Kansas Highway Patrol — Topeka, KS
Accident
End of Watch December 16, 1944
Age 42
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Badge 36
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Plummer was killed in an automobile accident while patrolling US Highway 40 near Russell, Kansas. He had served with the agency for three years.

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BO-US-KS-726E805A
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Plummer gave the Kansas Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Plummer.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Topeka, KS
Platform Identity khp.ks.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 16, 1944
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 42
Badge Number 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Maurice R. Plummer 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Kansas Highway Patrol, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Kansas Highway Patrol
5
of 11 officers
45.5% Accident
KS — Statewide
66
of 335 officers
19.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Maurice R. Plummer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Maurice R. Plummer Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Maurice R. Plummer is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897