E. R. Carr
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Sergeant

E. R. Carr

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident
End of Watch January 27, 1938
Age 57
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Carr was struck by a vehicle and killed while assisting a stalled motorist on the Golden State Highway in Fresno. He had been promoted to Sergeant the previous day.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Carr gave the California Highway Patrol 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Carr.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1938
Tour of Duty 12 yrs
Age 57
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

E. is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1938, 89 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 15th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

E. was 57. 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. E. had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
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His people

California Highway Patrol has at least 120 officers remembered here, E. among them.

Across the years

Sergeant E. R. Carr

California Highway Patrol · End of Watch January 27, 1938

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 64-E

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