Roll of Honor
Incident
Investigator Jeska was killed in an automobile accident when a dump truck ran a red light and struck his cruiser. The impact knocked both vehicles into a utility pole. Investigator Jeska was killed instantly upon impact.
Survivors
Investigator Jeska had been with the agency for 21 years and was survived by his wife, daughter, and two sons, both of whom are in law enforcement.
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- July 23, 2026
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21 years. You could have gone home.
Investigator Jeska gave the Eagan Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Eagan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Jeska.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Investigator Louis Edward Jeska 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 MN, 84 of 293 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Louis Edward Jeska's cause is highlighted.
How Louis Edward Jeska Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Louis Edward Jeska is highlighted in Aug.