Constable

Gareth Gallagher

Accident
End of Watch May 17, 2010
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident

Died after his car was involved in a road traffic accident late the previous evening, near Ballymagorry, County Tyrone, while travelling to report for duty at Strabane.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Gallagher served with the Police Service of Northern Ireland.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Gallagher.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location Belfast, NIR
Platform Identity psni.bfs.nir.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 17, 2010
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Gareth is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.

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

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Time

In 2010, 6 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 117th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Gareth was 22. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.

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When

May holds 7.4% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.

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His people

Police Service of Northern Ireland has 16 officers remembered here, Gareth among them.

Constable Gareth Gallagher

Police Service of Northern Ireland · End of Watch May 17, 2010

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