Daniel Roy Barrett

Incident Details

Cause of Death:
Automobile accident

Date/Time of Incident:
Sunday, January 27, 2008
10:45 pm

Incident to Death Duration:
Same day

Incident Location:
U.S. 31 south of State Road 110 near Rochester

Incident County:
Fulton

Incident Township:
Richland

Weapon Used:
None

Suspect Disposition:
None

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Trooper
Daniel Roy Barrett
Indiana State Police
Sunday, January 27, 2008

Panel 30E, Line 26

Panel L28, Line 12 (2008)

Trooper Daniel Barrett was killed in a single-vehicle accident while he was traveling northbound on U.S. 31 south of State Road 110 near Rochester.

While attempting to catch up to a speeding motorist, his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree on the driver's door, causing him to suffer fatal injuries.

Trooper Barrett, from Logansport, was assigned to the Peru post. He had previously served as a correctional officer with the Indiana Department of Correction. Trooper Barrett was single and survived by his parents, two brothers and one sister.

Memorial Tributes

• In 2008, the Daniel R. Barrett Memorial Bridge, formerly the Third Street Bridge, and a Memorial Mile designated on State Road 17 were dedicated in his honor in Logansport.
• In 2009, the bridge one half-mile south of State Road 110 and U.S. 31 in Fulton County was dedicated the Trooper Daniel Roy Barrett Memorial Bridge in his honor.

Personal Details

Age: 25

Law Enforcement Service:
6 months

Burial Place:
Mount Hope Cemetery, Logansport