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Trooper Adam Maynard Bowen | Virginia State Police, Virginia
Virginia State Police, Virginia

Trooper

Adam Maynard Bowen

Virginia State Police, Virginia

End of Watch: Friday, June 24, 2011

Biographical Info

Age: 28
Tour of Duty: 3 years
Badge Number: 1988

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 24, 2011
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Trooper Adam Bowen was killed when his patrol car was involved in a collision in King George County.

Trooper Bowen was responding to call for assistance from a Virginia State Police special agent. He was traveling westbound on Route 3 and as he entered the intersection of Route 3 and Madison Drive his patrol car collided with a vehicle that was traveling eastbound. The impact forced the patrol car to run off the road and strike a traffic pole. The patrol car was split in half by the force of the impact and the front end of the vehicle continued into a nearby parking lot where it struck three parked cars. Trooper Bowen died at the scene.

Trooper Bowen had served with the Virginia State Police for three years. He had previously served with the U.S. Air National Guard and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom. He is survived by his parents and fiancée.