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Officer Dewey Dorsey succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident while transporting blood to Athens Limestone Hospital. Officer Dorsey was treated and released from a hospital after the accident but suffered a blood clot and died.
Survivors
Officer Dorsey is survived by his wife.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Dorsey served with the Athens Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Athens community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Dorsey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Dewey Wayne Dorsey Sr. served in the U.S. Navy (1970â1972) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Athens Police Department has lost 6 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Dewey is one of 182 officers lost to accidents in AL, 28.3% of the 643 remembered there.
Dewey is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Dewey 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 1989, 5 officers in AL were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 85 years on record. The heaviest was 1970, with 6.
In 1989, 84 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 21st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1989, 107 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Dewey was 43. Of the 160 lost to accidents in AL whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47.3; the middle age was 36.5.
Dewey was 43. 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.
Dewey was 43. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
February holds 6% of these deaths in AL; July holds the most, 13.2%. Saturdays: 21.4%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.3% of all 6 deaths at Athens Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 28.3% of all 643 deaths in AL, 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
Athens Police Department has 6 officers remembered here, Dewey among them.
Military Service
Dewey Wayne Dorsey Sr. served in the U.S. Navy (1970–1972) before joining law enforcement.
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