Eric Dwight Monk

Maryland State Police — Pikesville, MD

Accident

End of Watch April 9, 1988

Age 34

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 41

Incident

Trooper First Class Eric Monk succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop on US Route 13 near Westover. The elderly driver who struck him was charged with negligent driving. Trooper Monk had served with the Maryland State Police for just over 11 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, brother, mother, and father.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper First Class Monk gave the Maryland State Police 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maryland. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper First Class Monk.

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

Agency

Department Maryland State Police

Location Pikesville, MD

Platform Identity msp.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 9, 1988

Tour of Duty 11 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper First Class Eric Dwight Monk 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.

Maryland State Police

of 42 officers

66.7% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident