Officer Roy Sims

Officer Roy Sims, 51, was struck and killed on a motorcycle on 8/5/11 while escorting a hearse during a funeral. He was off duty and on private detail at the time. At 11:39 a.m. Officer Sims had just cleared an intersection and was accelerating to get to the front of the line of cars when the hearse make a right turn and hit Ofc. Sims’ Police motorcycle at Gate of Heaven Cemetery entrance on Montgomery Road. The impact threw Officer Sims 27 feet and his head struck a curb, sustaining significant head trauma. Sims was alert and talking to rescue workers immediately after the accident. He was transported by ground to Bethesda North Hospital. And was pronounced dead around 3 p.m. Roy worked for the Covington Police Department beginning Sept. 22, 1988 where he was a K9 Handler through Sept. 1, 2008, retiring as a Sergeant. He then started work as an Officer for the Northern Kentucky University Police Department . Sims’ personnel file was filled with commendations and letters of appreciation for his service in both the military and in law enforcement. He served in the United States Armed Forces and was a Gulf War Veteran. When his K9 partner “Cliff” died after working with him for seven years, Officer Sims laid his canine officer pins on the dog’s coffin at the memorial service for Cliff. Sergeant Sims final act of service to his community was to donate his tissue and organs in the hopes of improving or extending the life of another. He was a Schutzhund Trainer Officer Sims is survived by his wife, Lori Brockell Sims, twin sons Matthew and Daniel, Ryan, Cory and daughter Emily Sims. . A fund made to Roy Sims Memorial Fund has been set up through the Bank of Kentucky.