Roll of Honor
Incident
Private Edward Merson was killed in an automobile crash while responding to reports that a victim had drowned after a car became submerged in Blue Pond, in Rossville. His vehicle left the roadway and struck a tree near Muirkirk. An empty car was later pulled from the pond and it was determined that nobody had been inside of it when it submerged. Private Merson had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Private Merson gave the Prince George's County Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private Merson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Private Edward Dennis Merson 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 Prince George's County Police Dept., 11 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward Dennis Merson's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Dennis Merson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Dennis Merson is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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