Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Milton Purnell was killed in an automobile crash on Route 50 near Cambridge at about 6:40 am
His patrol car left the roadway and struck a utility pole at a service station.
Trooper Purnell had served with the Maryland State Police for 17 months.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Purnell gave the Maryland State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Purnell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Milton Veasily Purnell, 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Maryland State Police, 28 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Milton Veasily Purnell, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Milton Veasily Purnell, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Milton Veasily Purnell, Jr. is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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