Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper John Davis was killed in a single vehicle automobile accident.
He was leaving the scene of a previous accident when his cruiser went out of control and went into a creek. He was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Trooper Davis had been employed with the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 13 years after leaving another agency.
Thank you for your dedicated service to the State of Tennessee....RIP BROTHER!
Detective Paul Davis Fort Campbell Police Department March 19th, 2016
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Davis gave the Tennessee Highway Patrol 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Tennessee. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Davis.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper John Robert Davis 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. John Robert Davis's cause is highlighted.
How John Robert Davis Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Robert Davis is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
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