Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper II Nathan-Michael Smith was killed in a single-vehicle crash at approximately 7:10 am while responding to assist another trooper whom he believed to be in distress at an accident scene in Dinwiddie County.
He was exiting I-295 south onto I-95 north in Prince George County when his patrol car left the roadway, overturned, and struck several trees. He was extricated from the vehicle and flown to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
The call he was responding to was dispatched as CPR was being performed on another trooper. It was later determined that the trooper was performing CPR on a civilian crash victim.
Trooper Smith had served with the Virginia State Police for 15 months and was assigned to the Richmond Division Area 7 Office.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper II Smith gave the Virginia State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper II Smith.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper II Nathan-Michael William Smith 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At Virginia State Police, 32 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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