Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Talton Jett was killed in a vehicle crash near the intersection of South Claiborne Avenue and Adams Street while responding to an officer needs assistance call. He was rushing to assist officers trying to disarm a knife-wielding mental patient when a car moved in front of him. Officer Jett swerved to avoid the vehicle and jumped a median, struck a pole, and overturned. He was rushed to the Ochsner Foundation Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries at 3:30 pm. Officer Jett had served with the New Orleans Police Department for 9 months.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Jett served with the New Orleans Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Jett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Talton E. Jett, Sr. 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 New Orleans Police Department, 35 of 128 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Talton E. Jett, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Talton E. Jett, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Talton E. Jett, Sr. is highlighted in Nov.
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