M-52 from Carleton Road to the Michigan-Ohio border was recently renamed the Trooper Calvin Jones Memorial Highway. Trooper Jones was killed in a patrol car crash on M-52 near Yankee Road on February 10, 1956, as he was pursuing a speeding vehicle and struck the rear corner of a truck that he was trying to pass.
Trooper Jones, a World War II veteran, had been a Michigan State Trooper for five years at the time of his death. He was the 18th Michigan State Police Trooper to die in the line of duty. Trooper Jones was a native of Waldron, Michigan and was serving at the Blissfield Post at the time of his death.
WLEN News was at the dedication and spoke with a few family members that were in attendance.
Betsy Jones, a sister-in-law to Trooper Jones, was…
Trooper Jones’ daughter, Patricia Jones Rowley, talked to WLEN News about how special the occasion was for their family…
Claude Rowley, a brother-in-law to Trooper Jones, in addition to sharing his positive thoughts about the dedication, wanted to thank all Michigan State Police Troopers for the work that they do…
Michigan State Police Lieutenant Tony Cuevas thanked everyone for their hard work that made the dedication possible…
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