Fallen Officers

Below you will find links to each of the fallen officers that have been remembered through this memorial. You can read more about them and even leave a response on their wall. We encourage you leave any thoughts, prayers, memories and anything else you want to put in memory of these heroes.

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Sergeant Billy D. Hooser

May 5, 2024

Sergeant Billy D. Hooser was struck and killed by a suspect driving a tractor-trailer that was fleeing a traffic stop on I-15 in Santaquin.

Officer Nathan J. Lyday

May 28, 2020

Officer Nathan J. Lyday was shot and killed while investigating a family fight.

Officer Joseph W. Shinners

January 5, 2019

Officer Joseph W. Shinners was shot while arresting a dangerous fugitive.

Officer David P. Romrell

November 24, 2018

Officer David P. Romrell was struck and killed by two suspects who were fleeing the scene of a burglary.

Assistant Chief Dennis B. Vincent

October 26, 2018

After taking his annual physical fitness standards test, Assistant Chief Dennis B. Vincent collapsed after suffering what was later diagnosed as a catastrophic aneurysm and CVA (stroke).

Trooper Eric D. Ellsworth

November 22, 2016

Trooper Eric D. Ellsworth died November 22, 2016, four days after being struck by a vehicle and critically injured while directing traffic around a low hanging powerline near Garland.

Officer Cody Brotherson

November 6, 2016

Officer Cody Brotherson was struck and killed during a police pursuit of a stolen car.

Officer Douglas S. Barney II

January 17, 2016

Officer Douglas S. Barney II was shot and killed January 17, 2016, while investigating a traffic crash near 2160 East 4500 South.

Sergeant Cory Wride

January 30, 2014

Sergeant Cory B. Wride was shot and killed while assisting a stranded motorist.

Sergeant Derek R. Johnson

September 1, 2013

Sergeant Derek R. Johnson was shot and killed while on uniformed patrol in the early morning hours of September 1, 2013.

Trooper Aaron Beesley

June 30, 2012

Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Aaron R. Beesley died from a fall during a search and rescue operation in Salt Lake County.

Officer Jared D. Francom

January 5, 2012

Officer Jared D. Francom was shot and killed while serving a “knock and announce” search warrant in the Ogden area.

Deputy Brian B. Harris

August 26, 2010

Deputy Brian B. Harris was shot and killed while tracking a burglary suspect in the desert near Fredonia, Arizona.

Officer Joshua Yazzie

June 7, 2010

Officer Joshua Yazzie died when his patrol vehicle rolled 200 feet down an embankment on the side of Bottle Hollow Dam on the Ute Tribe reservation in Duchesne County.

Sergeant Franco R. Aguilar

April 29, 2010

Sergeant Franco R. Aguilar died instantly as the result of a fall from a freeway overpass.