Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Jack Wilcox succumbed to the injuries he received when his motorcycle struck an Artic Ice Cream Company Truck at the corner of 51st Street and Troost Avenue in Kansas City on April 11, 1924. Patrolman Wilcox was traveling north on Troost Avenue when the truck, traveling south on Troost Avenue, attempted to turn left onto 51st Street. Patrolman Wilcox was unable to stop in time. He was transported to General Hospital and then transferred to St. Luke's Hospital where he passed away 21 days later. Patrolman Wilcox was a United States Army WWI veteran and had served with the Kansas City Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Wilcox gave the Kansas City Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Kansas City community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Jack P. Wilcox served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Patrolman Jack P. Wilcox 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Kansas City Police Department, 47 of 120 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jack P. Wilcox's cause is highlighted.
How Jack P. Wilcox Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jack P. Wilcox is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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