Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Franklin Patrick was killed when his patrol car was struck while parked near Fayetteville, West Virginia. Another trooper who was in the patrol car was injured in the crash. The driver of the vehicle who caused the accident was charged with manslaughter. Trooper Patrick had served with the agency for 9 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Patrick gave the West Virginia State Police 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Patrick.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Franklin D. Patrick 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. Franklin D. Patrick's cause is highlighted.
How Franklin D. Patrick Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Franklin D. Patrick is highlighted in Aug.
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