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Deputy

Ernest Doliver Duncan

New Tazewell Police Department — New Tazewell, TN

Accident

End of Watch September 12, 1965

Age 53

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy Duncan was struck and killed by a vehicle while conducting a traffic stop of a tractor trailer. The driver of the vehicle that struck him was charged with manslaughter.

Deputy Duncan had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and five children.

Survivors

Deputy Duncan had been with the agency for one year and was survived by his wife and five children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Duncan gave the New Tazewell Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the New Tazewell community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Duncan.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department New Tazewell Police Department

Location New Tazewell, TN

Platform Identity ntpd.claiborne.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 12, 1965

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 53

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Ernest Doliver Duncan 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At New Tazewell Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

New Tazewell Police Department

of 2 officers

100% Accident

TN — Statewide

191

of 769 officers

24.8% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest Doliver Duncan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious

17,623 (54.2%)

Accident

10,088 (31%)

Illness

2,974 (9.1%)

Cardiac

1,306 (4%)

Undetermined

260 (0.8%)

Suicide

256 (0.8%)

vehicular

1 (0%)

How Ernest Doliver Duncan Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Doliver Duncan is highlighted in Sep.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

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