Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Robert Ventura was killed in a vehicle crash on West Veterans Highway at 12:30 a.m.
Officer Ventura was driving east when a vehicle traveling west turned left onto Walter Drive in front of his patrol vehicle. In an effort to avoid hitting the car, he swerved on the rain-slick road and struck another vehicle head-on, traveling south.
Officer Ventura and two occupants in the other vehicle were killed instantly.
The driver, age 18, who turned in front of him was charged with careless driving. He pleaded guilty to making an unsafe lane change.
Patrolman Ventura had served with the Jackson Township Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, 4-year-old daughter, and 16-month-old son.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Ventura gave the Jackson Township Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Ventura.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Robert J. Ventura 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert J. Ventura's cause is highlighted.
How Robert J. Ventura Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert J. Ventura is highlighted in Mar.