Roll of Honor
Incident
Assistant Chief Ed Kennedy was killed in an automobile accident on Highway 70 in Crab Orchard, Tennessee.
Assistant Chief Kennedy served as the Knoxville Division Chief at the time of his death. He had served with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 2 years. He is buried in Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief Kennedy gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief Kennedy.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Assistant Chief Edward Eugene Kennedy 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 Eugene Kennedy's cause is highlighted.
How Edward Eugene Kennedy Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Eugene Kennedy is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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