Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Joseph Kuhn was killed in a motorcycle crash on the Salisbury-Easton Highway while on patrol near Mardela Springs, Maryland.
The sidecar on his motorcycle struck the rear of a horsecart without taillights. He was thrown from the vehicle and sustained fatal injuries.
Officer Kuhn had served with the Maryland State Police for just under two years.
In Our Keeping
- Permanent identifier
BO-US-MD-6EE6EE39- Stewardship
- Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
- Added to badge.nw
- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.
Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Joseph. Claim this record.
This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Kuhn gave the Maryland State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Kuhn.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Joseph E. Kuhn 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. Joseph E. Kuhn's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph E. Kuhn Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph E. Kuhn is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
41 officers from Maryland State Police are honored on badge.nw. Showing the 16 most recent.
