Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Joseph Dillard was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 45 near Medina. A vehicle was passing a truck and struck Trooper Dillard`s patrol car head-on killing him and injuring six other people. Trooper Dillard a U.S Army veteran.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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.
Trooper Dillard served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Joseph Emanuel Dillard served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper Joseph Emanuel Dillard 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 Tennessee Highway Patrol, 30 of 41 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Emanuel Dillard's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Emanuel Dillard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Emanuel Dillard is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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