| Trooper Roy E. Jones Indiana State Police Indiana End of Watch: Tuesday, July 3, 1979 Biographical Info Age: 31 Tour of Duty: 2 years, 8 months Badge Number: Not available Incident Details Cause of Death: Automobile accident Date of Incident: Tuesday, July 3, 1979 Weapon Used: Not available Suspect Info: Not available Trooper Roy Jones was killed in an automobile accident while responding to assist the Markleville town marshal.
He was responding with lights and sirens when another car pulled out in front of him. He swerved to avoid a collision and struck a tree.
Trooper Jones had served with the Indiana State Police for nearly three years and was assigned to the Pendleton post. He was survived by his wife and three children. |