Brandon Carroll Peterson
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Trooper

Brandon Carroll Peterson

Veteran → Cardiac
End of Watch April 7, 2017
Age 31
Tour of Duty 9 yrs 1 mo
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Brandon Peterson suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after attempting to stop a vehicle driving the wrong way in the snow on a US-19 in Yancey County.

He followed the vehicle for three miles before he was safely able to stop it. He completed his shift and collapsed shortly after returning home.

Trooper Peterson had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for nine years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and child.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Peterson gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Peterson.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Raleigh, NC
Platform Identity nchp.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 7, 2017
Tour of Duty 9 yrs 1 mo
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack
Weapon Not available

Military Service

Brandon Carroll Peterson served in the U.S. Army (2005) before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Cardiac

Brandon is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2017, 22 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 3rd heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Brandon was 31. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Brandon had served 9.1 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.

Age at death
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When

April holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Fridays: 15.8%.

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How

Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause. The weapon recorded was not available, in 1.5% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

North Carolina Highway Patrol has 69 officers remembered here, Brandon among them.

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Where

Trooper Brandon Carroll Peterson

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch April 7, 2017

Military Service

Brandon Carroll Peterson served in the U.S. Army (2005) before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-W

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