Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Justin Terry was killed when a steel height-restriction beam fell onto his department vehicle on U.S. 95, near Route 215, at about 7:00 am.
The beam had been installed to prevent over-height vehicles from entering the construction zone where a new overpass was being built. A tractor-trailer pulling a piece of large equipment struck the beam, causing it to fall onto Detective Terry's vehicle as he also drove beneath it.
Detective Terry had served with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department for 21 years and was assigned to the Homicide Sex Crimes Bureau.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two sons.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
21 years. You could have gone home.
Detective Terry gave the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Las Vegas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Terry.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Justin Michael Terry 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 NV, 40 of 145 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, 8 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Justin Michael Terry's cause is highlighted.
How Justin Michael Terry Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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