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Trooper Plummer was killed in an automobile accident while patrolling US Highway 40 near Russell, Kansas. He had served with the agency for three years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Plummer gave the Kansas Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Kansas. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Plummer.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Kansas Highway Patrol has lost 11 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Maurice is one of 66 officers lost to accidents in KS, 19.7% of the 335 remembered there.
Maurice is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Maurice is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1944, 1 officer at Kansas Highway Patrol was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1944, 1 officer in KS was lost to accidents, the 14th heaviest of 50 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 3.
In 1944, 48 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 99th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1944, 59 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 93rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Maurice was 42. Of the 4 lost to accidents at Kansas Highway Patrol whose age is recorded, half were between 40.5 and 50.3; the middle age was 45.5. Maurice had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 21 years.
Maurice was 42. Of the 59 lost to accidents in KS whose age is recorded, half were between 31.5 and 49; the middle age was 37. Maurice had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Maurice was 42. 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. Maurice had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Maurice was 42. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Maurice had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 20% of these deaths at Kansas Highway Patrol; October holds the most, 20%. Saturdays: 20%.
December holds 9.1% of these deaths in KS; November holds the most, 13.6%. Saturdays: 12.1%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 45.5% of all 11 deaths at Kansas Highway Patrol, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 19.7% of all 335 deaths in KS, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Kansas Highway Patrol has 11 officers remembered here, Maurice among them.
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Maurice R. Plummer
Dec 16, 1944
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Jimmie Dewayne Jacobs
Oct 6, 1959
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John B. McMurray
Dec 9, 1964
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Bernard C. Hill
May 28, 1967
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Eldon K. Miller
Jan 19, 1968
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James Donald Thornton
Oct 2, 1973
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Conroy G. O'Brien
May 24, 1978
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Ferdinand Frederick Pribbenow
Jul 11, 1981
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Larry Lee Huff
Nov 26, 1993
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Dean Allen Goodheart
Sep 6, 1995
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Kent Eugene Newport
Oct 27, 2014
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 31-E
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