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In the early hours of the morning, as PC Carroll was driving a prisoner to Etal Lane police station in Newcastle, and travelling at seventy miles-per-hour, the drunken prisoner tried to stop the car by grabbing the handbrake, causing the vehicle to lose control, leave the road and overturn close to the junction of the A69 and A68 roads near Corbridge, Northumberland.
Although escorted by another officer, the prisoner was sitting alone, unrestrained, in the back seat of the patrol car.
Joseph died in Newcastle General Hospital from a serious head injury sustained in the accident.
The second officer was also injured in the accident but survived.
PC Carroll, a married man, had served as a police officer for twenty-four years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Carroll served with the Northumbria Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Carroll.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Northumbria Police has lost 11 officers; 2 of them killed feloniously.
Joseph is one of 691 officers killed feloniously in ENG, 24.8% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 1,170 officers killed feloniously in United Kingdom, 30.9% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Joseph is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2006, 1 officer in ENG was killed feloniously, the 93rd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 147.
In 2006, 1 officer in United Kingdom was killed feloniously, the 133rd heaviest of 216 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 167.
In 2006, 77 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 95th heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Joseph was 46. Of the 620 killed feloniously in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Joseph was 46. Of the 1,048 killed feloniously in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 44; the middle age was 36.
Joseph was 46. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38.
When
April holds 11% of these deaths in ENG; May holds the most, 12.4%. Thursdays: 14.3%.
April holds 9.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; May holds the most, 12.6%. Thursdays: 14.1%.
April holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Thursdays: 14.1%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 18.2% of all 11 deaths at Northumbria Police, the 3rd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 24.8% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the 3rd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 30.9% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the 2nd most common cause.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause.
His people
Northumbria Police has 11 officers remembered here, Joseph among them.
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Shirley Moses
Aug 29, 1976
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Malcolm Drummond Cavagin Jul 5, 1981
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Daniel Buckley Feb 14, 1982
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Bernard Leslie Bull Jan 31, 1991
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Michael Urwin Dec 1, 1992
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William Forth
Mar 21, 1993
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Samuel Donaldson McClughin Apr 22, 1996
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Joseph Geoffrey Carroll
Apr 13, 2006
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Philip Gunn May 21, 2010
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David Rathband
Feb 29, 2012
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Neil Pattinson
Feb 27, 2023
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