Isiah Nelson III
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Commander

Isiah Nelson III

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Accident
End of Watch April 14, 1990
Age 36
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Badge 869
Gender Male

Incident

Commander Isiah Nelson was killed when his motorcycle struck a concrete barrier on Interstate 280 while returning from a security detail at Candlestick Park.

Commander Nelson had served with the San Francisco Police Department for 19 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Commander Nelson gave the San Francisco Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Commander Nelson.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 1990
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 36
Badge Number 869
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Isiah 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 1990, 66 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 64th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Isiah was 36. 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. Isiah had served 19 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

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

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His people

San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Isiah among them.

Across the years

Commander Isiah Nelson III

San Francisco Police Department · End of Watch April 14, 1990

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