Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Ben Campbell was struck and killed by a vehicle tire while assisting at the scene of a disabled vehicle on I-95 south of Coldbrook Road in Hampden at 7:30 am.
He came across a vehicle that had slid off the interstate due to inclement weather and stopped to provide assistance. As he was standing outside of his department vehicle two wheels of a passing logging truck separated from the vehicle. One of the wheels struck Detective Campbell.
Detective Campbell was transported to Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor where he succumbed to his injuries.
Detective Campbell had served with the Maine State Police for nine years and was assigned to the Polygraph Unit.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and 6-month-old son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Campbell gave the Maine State Police 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Maine. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Campbell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Benjamin James Campbell 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 ME, 41 of 102 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.2% of this state's fallen. That is 9.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Maine State Police, 7 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 58.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin James Campbell's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin James Campbell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin James Campbell is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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