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Bernard Livingston Carter
Incident
Pilot Officer Bernard Carter and a civilian observer were killed in a helicopter crash while assisting with the control of a riot at a local junior high school. He had radioed in that the riot seemed to be subsiding and that he was going to clear the area. A call came in minutes later that there had been a helicopter crash. Officers arrived at South Carefree Circle and discovered that it was the police helicopter that had crashed. Officer Carter was a United States Army Korean War veteran and had served with the Colorado Springs Police Department for ten years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and five children.
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Pilot Officer Carter gave the Colorado Springs Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Bernard Livingston Carter served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Colorado Springs Police Department has lost 13 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Bernard is one of 101 officers lost to accidents in CO, 28% of the 361 remembered there.
Bernard is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Bernard is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1975, 2 officers in CO were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 66 years on record. The heaviest was 1934, with 4.
In 1975, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1975, 73 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 70th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Bernard was 38. Of the 79 lost to accidents in CO whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 37. Bernard had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Bernard was 38. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Bernard had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Bernard was 38. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Bernard had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
May holds 10.9% of these deaths in CO; July holds the most, 11.9%. Wednesdays: 15.8%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.6%.
How
Accident deaths account for 30.8% of all 13 deaths at Colorado Springs Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 28% of all 361 deaths in CO, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Colorado Springs Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Bernard among them.
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Benjamin F. Bish
Jun 28, 1896
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John W. Rowan
Sep 13, 1918
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George Kaltenberger
Jun 12, 1941
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Richard Stanley Burchfield
Nov 26, 1953
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Bernard Livingston Carter
May 14, 1975
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Dennis John Ives
Aug 7, 1975
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Harry Lee Allen
Dec 22, 1975
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Augustus Joseph Perreira Jr.
Apr 12, 1980
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Mark Layne Dabling
Dec 6, 1982
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Jared Scott Jensen
Feb 22, 2006
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Kenneth Chua Jordan
Dec 5, 2006
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Matthew Robert Tyner
Jul 24, 2012
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Thomas Charles Moberly Jun 18, 2016
Where
Military Service
Bernard Livingston Carter served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 43-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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