Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Russ Long succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle pursuit on Hazel Street on July 30th, 1991.
While pursuing a driver for speeding, the patrol car lost control and crashed into a utility pole. Speeds had reached more than 70 mph through streets posting 35 mph signs. Both officers were transported to the Akron City Hospital and remained in intensive care. The injuries resulted in Officer Long being in a coma for over a year, then confined to a wheelchair and using a voice box. His condition continued to deteriorate until he succumbed to his injuries on August 15th, 2013. The other officer sustained collapsed lung and 11 broken ribs.
The subject did not stop and was arrested at his home hours later. In 1992, he pleaded guilty to failure to comply with a police order and fleeing and was sentenced to three to 10 years.
Officer Long had served with the Akron Police Department for five years at the time of the crash.
Survivors
He was survived by his three children, mother, and seven siblings.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Long gave the Akron Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Akron community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Long.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Jonathan R. "Russ" Long 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Akron Police Department, 7 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathan R. "Russ" Long's cause is highlighted.
How Jonathan R. "Russ" Long Compares
Offender Outcome
Three to ten years
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan R. "Russ" Long is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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