Roll of Honor
Incident
Private Meadows was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty in Enterprise, West Virginia. He was transported to a hospital in Fairmont where he died a short time later.
Private Meadows served with the West Virginia State Police for one year.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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You barely got started.
Private Meadows gave the West Virginia State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Private Meadows.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Private Theodore R. Meadows 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 WV, 54 of 232 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.3% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At West Virginia State Police, 20 of 42 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Theodore R. Meadows's cause is highlighted.
How Theodore R. Meadows Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Theodore R. Meadows is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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