Roll of Honor
Incident
Master Trooper Benjamin Wallace suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after assisting at the scene of an accident with injuries on NC 242.
He completed his shift and returned home where he suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after midnight.
Trooper Wallace had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 10-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by one child.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Master Trooper Wallace gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Trooper Wallace.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Master Trooper Benjamin Derek Wallace is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In NC, 33 of 664 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 5% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At North Carolina Highway Patrol, 3 of 69 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Benjamin Derek Wallace's cause is highlighted.
How Benjamin Derek Wallace Compares
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Benjamin Derek Wallace is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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