Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Thomas was killed when his patrol vehicle became involved in a three-car collision on Ridge Pike, just west of Jeffersonville, Montgomery County. Sergeant Thomas was thrown from the vehicle and died. Sergeant Thomas was a veteran of both the U.S. Army and U.S Marine Corps.
Survivors
He had served with the Pennsylvania State Police for only two months and was survived by his brother.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Thomas served with the Pennsylvania State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Marion Thomas served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant John Marion Thomas 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Pennsylvania State Police, 42 of 87 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Marion Thomas's cause is highlighted.
How John Marion Thomas Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Marion Thomas is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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