Cheney, Jessica J., TPR II

Trooper Jessica Cheney was killed while directing traffic at the scene of an accident on US Route 1, near State Route 630, in Stafford County.

She was transported to a local hospital where she succumbed to her injuries a short time after undergoing surgery. She was a former dispatcher at Division I in Richmond, and was assigned to Division II following graduation from Trooper Basic School.

Trooper Cheney had served with the agency as a trooper for 2 years. She is survived by her parents and sister. Her mother is a dispatcher with the department, her father is a sworn member of the Department.

980 Jessica Jean Cheney (Trooper II)
Virginia State Police
By Richard P. Cheney, Richmond, VA USA
Trooper II Jessica Jean Cheney was strucked down by a motorist while conducting traffic contol at an accident scene on US Route 1, in Stafford County, Virginia on January 17, 1998. She was 23 years of age and had been a Sworn Member of Virginia State Police for just over two years prior to her death. Her goal of becoming a Trooper was met on December 2, 1995 when she reported to the training academy to begin her career, at the age of 21. Jessica was the youngest trooper in Virginia for most of her short career and the youngest female trooper ever to have served in Virgina. Her mother is a Senior Dispatcher for Virginia State Police and her father is also a Sworn member of the department. Her older sister is a Communications Officer with the Henrico County Police Department. Jessica died doing what she loved doing the most... serving the Commonwealth of Virginia.