Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Errickson succumbed to injuries received three weeks earlier in an accident on State Highway 47 in Maurice River Township. He had served with the agency for only four days after his agency, the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicle Highway Patrol, was merged into the state police.
Survivors
He had been in law enforcement for over 19 years and was survived by his wife, two daughters, and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Errickson gave the New Jersey State Police 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New Jersey. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Errickson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Edward R. Errickson 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%.
At New Jersey State Police, 53 of 84 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 63.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edward R. Errickson's cause is highlighted.
How Edward R. Errickson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward R. Errickson is highlighted in Jan.
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