Huey P. Grace
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Trooper

Huey P. Grace

Louisiana State Police — Baton Rouge, LA
Accident
End of Watch October 30, 1968
Age 36
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Grace was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a speeding vehicle on Woodworth Road. The pursuit started with Trooper Grace attempting to stop three cars from drag racing on I-20. The pursuit left the interstate and ended when Trooper Grace's patrol car and one of the suspect vehicles crashed.

Trooper Grace had been with the agency for five years and was assigned to Troop G.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Grace gave the Louisiana State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Louisiana. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Grace.

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

Agency

Location Baton Rouge, LA
Platform Identity lsp.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 30, 1968
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Not available

Trooper Huey P. Grace 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Louisiana State Police, 21 of 27 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 77.8% of this agency's fallen.

Louisiana State Police
21
of 27 officers
77.8% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% 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. Huey P. Grace'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 Huey P. Grace Compares

Age at End of Watch
36
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Huey P. Grace is highlighted in Oct.

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