Roll of Honor
Incident
Master Patrolman Jeff Taylor succumbed to injuries sustained on May 23, 2011, while assisting with tornado disaster response efforts in Joplin, Missouri.
Patrolman Taylor had just returned to a command post on a department ATV to drop off another first responder when a bolt of lightning struck next to where he was standing. Other public safety officers on the scene immediately began CPR and stabilized him for transport to the hospital.
He was transferred to St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri, where he remained until succumbing to his injuries on June 3, 2011.
Patrolman Taylor had served with the Riverside Police Division for six years and had previously served with the Webb City Police Department and Platte County Sheriff's Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Master Patrolman Taylor gave the Riverside Police Division 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Riverside community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Patrolman Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Master Patrolman Jefferson Taylor 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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