Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Jody Dye was struck and killed while placing flares in the roadway at a crash scene at the interchange of I-270 and US Route 33 in Columbus at 10 pm. He was transported to a Columbus hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries an hour later. Trooper Dye had served with the Ohio Highway Patrol for over three years and was assigned to the Granville Post.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two young daughters.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Dye gave the Ohio State Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Ohio. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Dye.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Jody S. Dye 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 Ohio State Highway Patrol, 33 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 78.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jody S. Dye's cause is highlighted.
How Jody S. Dye Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jody S. Dye is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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