Alabama Department of Corrections, Alabama
End of Watch Friday, October 3, 2008
Add to My HeroesRodney Kelley
Correctional Officer Rodney Kelley was killed in an automobile crash on U.S. 82, in Bullock County, when the prison van he was driving collided head-on with a tractor-trailer.
Officer Kelley was transporting six correctional officer job applicants from the Bullock Correctional Facility in Union Springs to the Draper Correctional Facility in Elmore. All six job applicants were also killed in the collision.
The tractor-trailer was speeding while attempting to pass in a no-passing zone when it collided with the van.
Officer Kelley is survived by his wife and child.
Bio
- Age 36
- Tour 6 years
- Badge Not available
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
Most Recent Reflection
View all 126 ReflectionsGod Bless all involved that day. Officer Kelley, thank you for your service sir and please know that your sacrifice will always be remembered by your law enforcement brethren.
Detective Cpl/3 Steven Rizzo
Delaware State Police (Retired)
October 3, 2020
Recent LODD Deaths
Police Officer Darrin McMichael
Arlington Police Department, TX
EOW: September 21, 2023
Deputy Sheriff Ryan Clinkunbroomer
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, CA
EOW: September 16, 2023
Governmental Affairs Liaison Michael Elaine Griffin
Mississippi Department of Public Safety, MS
EOW: September 4, 2023
Police Officer Kevin Cram
Algona Police Department, IA
EOW: September 13, 2023
Deputy Sheriff II Auston Smith Reudelhuber
Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, NC
EOW: September 9, 2023
Detective Robert Garten
Hartford Police Department, CT
EOW: September 6, 2023
Deputy Sheriff Matthew Pierson
Shelby County Sheriff's Office, TX
EOW: August 29, 2023
Sheriff Robert Daniel Rodgers
Wilcox County Sheriff's Office, GA
EOW: August 29, 2023
Special Agent Robert C. Castioni, Jr.
United States Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement - Homeland Security Investigations, US
EOW: July 24, 2023