John Martin Harris
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Trooper

John Martin Harris

Accident
End of Watch May 28, 2021
Age 44
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
The Vigil Panel 175 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper John Harris was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on State Highway 16 near Old Yazoo City Road in Madison County.

He was making a traffic stop when he was struck by the semi.

Trooper Harris is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

Survivors

Trooper Harris is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Harris gave the Mississippi Department of Public Safety 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Mississippi. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Harris.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Jackson, Hinds County, MS
Platform Identity mdpsmhp.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 28, 2021
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2021, 54 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 86th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 44. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. John had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol has 28 officers remembered here, John among them.

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Where

Trooper John Martin Harris

Mississippi Department of Public Safety - Mississippi Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 28, 2021

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-E

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