Jonathan David Harris
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Trooper

Jonathan David Harris

West Virginia State Police — South Charleston, WV
Accident
End of Watch July 11, 1985
Age 30
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Badge 442
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Jonathan Harris was killed when his patrol car collided with a pickup truck in a head-on collision near Buckhannon, West Virginia, at 6:15 pm. Trooper Harris had served with the West Virginia State Police for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Harris gave the West Virginia State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of West Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Harris.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location South Charleston, WV
Platform Identity wvsp.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 11, 1985
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 30
Badge Number 442
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Jonathan David Harris 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.

West Virginia State Police
20
of 42 officers
47.6% Accident
WV — Statewide
54
of 232 officers
23.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jonathan David Harris's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Jonathan David Harris Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jonathan David Harris is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897