Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Tiano was killed in an automobile accident when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree near Lake Floyd at 11:00 pm. Deputy Tiano served with the Harrison County Sheriff's Office for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and seven 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.
Deputy Sheriff Tiano gave the Harrison County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Clarksburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Tiano.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Joseph Alfred Tiano 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Alfred Tiano's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Alfred Tiano Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Alfred Tiano is highlighted in Nov.