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Rannie DeWitt Kennedy

Died November 5, 1973

Rannie DeWitt Kennedy.

How He Died
Manner Accident
Cause Multiple traumatic injuries
Mechanism Motor vehicle
What Happened

Trooper Rannie Kennedy was killed in an automobile crash during a vehicle pursuit on Route 208 in Spotsylvania County. The vehicle he was pursuing had been under surveillance the previous night. During the pursuit, Trooper Kennedy's patrol car skidded into the path of an oncoming truck. To avoid colliding with the truck Trooper Kennedy steered his vehicle into a wooded area. His badge was found at the crash site the following year with the use of a metal detector. Trooper Kennedy had served with the Virginia State Police for five years.

Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two teenage children.
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Service Record
Also Served
Virginia State Police
Trooper
Memorials
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Panel 59W · Line 8 cut as RANNIE DEWITT KENNEDY
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In tribute

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.

Trooper Kennedy gave the Virginia State Police 5 years.

Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.

Rest easy, Trooper Kennedy.

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

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