State Trooper Bobby "Bubba" Wells, I-55 - DeSoto County, MS
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N 34° 46.251 W 089° 57.796
16S E 228802 N 3851633
Hit by a passing vehicle while tending to a speeding stop
Waymark Code: WMQ700
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 01/01/2016
Views: 3
County of memorial: DeSoto County
Location of memorial: I-55 rest area, Mile Marker 277, 6 miles N. of Coldwater, S. of Hernando
Trooper was born: June 4, 1965
Killed: June 27, 1995
Plaque text:
BOBBY "BUBBA" WELLS
Memorial Highway
I-55
Mile Marker 277 to
Mississippi/Tennessee
"Trooper Wells was killed when he was struck by a vehicle after stopping a traffic violator on I-55 near Hernando. No charges were filed against the driver who struck him.
"Trooper Wells had served with the agency for just over 18 months. He was survived by his parents and sister.
"A section of I-55, at mile marker 277, was dedicated in Trooper Wells' memory." ~ Officer Down Memorial Page
News article about the law and Trooper Wells death in the DeSoto Times
Trooper Wells Find-A-Grave listing
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