Theodore Joseph "Ted" Foss

Minnesota State Patrol — St. Paul, MN

Accident

End of Watch August 31, 2000

Age 35

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 7

Incident

Corporal Ted Foss was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer while conducting a traffic stop on I-90 one mile west of the Lewiston exit.

The truck driver was subsequently charged with eight misdemeanor counts, including reckless and inattentive driving.

The section of roadway where Corporal Foss was struck was renamed the State Trooper Theodore 'Ted' Foss Memorial Highway. Shortly thereafter, the Minnesota Legislature passed the Ted Foss Move Over Law, which requires vehicles to move to the middle or far lane when passing an emergency or construction vehicle stopped on the roadway.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Foss gave the Minnesota State Patrol 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Minnesota. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Foss.

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

Agency

Department Minnesota State Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location St. Paul, MN

Platform Identity mhp.mn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 2000

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Theodore Joseph "Ted" Foss is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 28.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Minnesota State Patrol, 5 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 62.5% of this agency's fallen.

Minnesota State Patrol

of 8 officers

62.5% Accident

MN — Statewide

of 293 officers

28.7% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident