Roll of Honor
Incident
Guard Julius Cummins was killed in an automobile accident near Eddyville while returning to the prison facility from the prison farm.
He and several inmates were taking a load of onions to the prison when the truck they were riding in collided with a vehicle and overturned. Guard Cummins, who was riding in the passenger seat, was thrown from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries. Nine prisoners also sustained injuries in the crash.
Guard Cummins had served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections for several years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two daughters, son, grandson, mother, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Guard Cummins served with the Kentucky Department of Corrections.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kentucky. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Guard Cummins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Guard Julius R. Cummins 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 KY, 161 of 983 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.4% of this state's fallen. That is 14.6 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Kentucky Department of Corrections, 3 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 17.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Julius R. Cummins's cause is highlighted.
How Julius R. Cummins Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Julius R. Cummins is highlighted in Jul.
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