Alabama Department of Public Safety, Alabama
End of Watch: Friday, December 21, 1984
Age: 22
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: December 21, 1984
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Semmie Jeffries was killed in an accident when his patrol car collided with a tractor-trailer at the interchange of U.S. 72 and I-65.
Trooper Jefferies was pursuing a suspect when a trailer attempted to turn onto U.S. 72.
Trooper Jeffries had served with the Alabama Department of Public Safety and served with the Decatur trooper post for almost two years. He was survived by his daughter.
In 2014, the U.S. 72 bridge over Interstate 65 was named State Trooper Simmie Jefferies Memorial Bridge in honor of Trooper Simmie Jeffries.