Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Edward Jowers succumb to injuries sustained a week earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic on Highway 70 in Memphis.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper Jowers gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Jowers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Edward Clay Jowers 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. Edward Clay Jowers's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Clay Jowers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Clay Jowers is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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