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Trooper Robert Loder was killed in an automobile crash while pursing another vehicle on Route 1, in Ashland, at approximately 4:00 pm. Another vehicle entered the highway from a side road, causing Trooper Loder to swerve. His vehicle overturned several times and he was ejected. He was transported to the Medical College of Virginia, in Richmond, where he was pronounced dead. The driver of the vehicle that pulled in front of him was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Trooper Loder had served with the Virginia State Police for only 27 days. He was a veteran of the Korean War and recipient of three Bronze Stars.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and parents.
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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.
Trooper Loder served with the Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Robert Louis Loder Jr. served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Virginia State Police has lost 52 officers; 32 of them lost to accidents.
Robert is one of 203 officers lost to accidents in VA, 31.1% of the 653 remembered there.
Robert is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Robert 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 1954, 1 officer at Virginia State Police was lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 29 years on record. The heaviest was 1950, with 2.
In 1954, 2 officers in VA were lost to accidents, the 32nd heaviest of 99 years on record. The heaviest was 1870, with 10.
In 1954, 69 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 51st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1954, 73 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 70th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Robert was 23. Of the 32 lost to accidents at Virginia State Police whose age is recorded, half were between 25.8 and 39; the middle age was 29.5. Robert had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 3 years.
Robert was 23. Of the 192 lost to accidents in VA whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 45; the middle age was 36. Robert had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Robert was 23. 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. Robert had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Robert was 23. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Robert had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
January holds 9.4% of these deaths at Virginia State Police; June holds the most, 21.9%. Sundays: 15.6%.
January holds 7.4% of these deaths in VA; December holds the most, 12.8%. Sundays: 12.3%.
January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Sundays: 14%.
January holds 8.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 61.5% of all 52 deaths at Virginia State Police, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.1% of all 653 deaths in VA, 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
Virginia State Police has 52 officers remembered here, Robert among them.
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William Stafford Tinsley
Sep 5, 1942
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William Hawthorne Andrews
Oct 3, 1946
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Robert Elvin Caldwell
Jun 17, 1948
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Robert Edward Porter
Jun 20, 1950
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Joseph Benjamin Thomas
Jun 20, 1950
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Wallace Monroe Simpson
Oct 23, 1951
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Robert Wright Smith
Nov 21, 1951
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Walter Sinton Parrish
Oct 4, 1953
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Robert Louis Loder, Jr.
Jan 31, 1954
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Robert Fulton Giles
Jul 23, 1954
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Henry Murray Brooks, Jr.
Jun 10, 1956
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Charles Eugene Morris
Mar 2, 1962
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Garland Matthew Miller
Jun 13, 1963
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Warren Yokely Harless
Nov 18, 1968
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Jackie Monroe Bussard
May 5, 1970
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Donald Edward Lovelace
Oct 18, 1970
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Rannie DeWitt Kennedy
Nov 5, 1973
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James Read Hughes
Jun 3, 1974
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Claude Everett Seymour
Apr 25, 1975
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Bernard Walter Wright
Jan 17, 1976
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Garland West Fisher, Jr.
Nov 15, 1976
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Robert Tinsley Lohr
Jul 22, 1978
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Robin Lee Farmer
Sep 3, 1981
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Rodney Dean Grimes
Oct 10, 1983
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Johnny Rush Bowman
Aug 19, 1984
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James Leroy Biggs
Dec 18, 1984
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Leo Whitt
Apr 12, 1985
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Ricky Marshall McCoy
Jan 3, 1986
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Alexander McKie Cochran, III
Jan 15, 1987
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Harry Lee Henderson
Mar 17, 1987
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Jacqueline Vernon
Aug 16, 1988
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Jerry Lynn Hines
Feb 20, 1989
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Jose M. Cavazos
Feb 24, 1993
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Henry Noel Harmon
Feb 7, 1995
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Gregory Patton Fleenor
Dec 12, 1996
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Jessica Jean Cheney
Jan 17, 1998
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Daniel Lee Williams
Dec 12, 1999
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Charles Mark Cosslett
Oct 23, 2002
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Michael Todd Blanton
Jan 29, 2003
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Kevin Carder Manion
Feb 18, 2006
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Robert A. Hill, Sr.
Nov 24, 2006
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Mark David Barrett
Sep 14, 2010
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Adam Maynard Bowen
Jun 24, 2011
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Andrew David Fox
Oct 5, 2012
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Junius Alvin Walker
Mar 7, 2013
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Nathan-Michael William Smith
Sep 21, 2015
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Chad Phillip Dermyer
Mar 31, 2016
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Michael Timothy Walter
May 27, 2017
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Henry John Cullen, III
Aug 12, 2017
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Berke Morgan Matthew Bates
Aug 12, 2017
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Lucas Bartley Dowell
Feb 4, 2019
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John Gregory Blankenship
Aug 7, 2021
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Military Service
Robert Louis Loder Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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