Virginia State Police, Virginia
End of Watch Friday, June 24, 2011
Add to My HeroesAdam Maynard Bowen
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.
Bio
- Age 28
- Tour 3 years
- Badge 1988
- Military Veteran
Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
Most Recent Reflection
View all 234 ReflectionsMy brother and I served with Airman Bowen on active duty in the Virginia Air National Guard after 9/11 when we were all being deploying around the world for Operation Enduring Freedom. He not only deployed to Kyrgyzstan but he also later volunteered to deploy to Iraq for the Iraq War in Kirkuk Iraq. He was an honorable man full of integrity who wanted to protect and serve his nation and later his fellow Virginians as a police officer. I truly respect his courage and sacrifice and will always remember his easy going and laid back personality.
Ross Small, E-6 Technical Sergeant VAANG
192nd Security Forces Squadron, VA ANG.
April 25, 2024
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