Kevin Derek Sparks
Police Constable

Kevin Derek Sparks

Accident
End of Watch October 7, 2008
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident

Killed in a road traffic collision in the early morning, when the unmarked police vehicle he was driving left the road and plunged down an embankment on the A38, at Menheniot near Liskeard.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Sparks served with the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Sparks.

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity devoco.dev.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 7, 2008
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Kevin 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 2008, 12 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 41st heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Kevin was 45. 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

October holds 9.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.

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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

Devon & Cornwall Constabulary has 16 officers remembered here, Kevin among them.

Police Constable Kevin Derek Sparks

Devon & Cornwall Constabulary · End of Watch October 7, 2008

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