Frank J. Grice, Jr.
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Lieutenant

Frank J. Grice, Jr.

Accident
End of Watch May 7, 1997
Age 51
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Frank Grice succumbed to injuries sustained the previous day when he was struck by a vehicle on I-10 at Read Boulevard. He was off duty when he stopped to assist a New Orleans Police Department officer at the scene of an accident. The accident was cleared but the battery in Lieutenant Grice's vehicle died and he was unable to leave. As he and a friend attempted to jumpstart his car it was rear-ended by another vehicle and he became pinned between the two cars. He succumbed to his injuries the following day. Lieutenant Grice had served with the East Jefferson Levee District Police Department for three years and had previously served with the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office.

Survivors

He was survived by three children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Grice gave the East Jefferson Levee District Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Kenner community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Grice.

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

Agency

Location Kenner, LA
Platform Identity ejldpd.jefferson.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 7, 1997
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant Frank J. Grice, Jr. 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%.

East Jefferson Levee District Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% 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. Frank J. Grice, Jr.'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 Frank J. Grice, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
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. Frank J. Grice, Jr. is highlighted in May.

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

Incident Location