Aaron Michael Schoffstall

Vigo County Sheriff's Office — Terre Haute, IN

Accident

End of Watch November 28, 2000

Age 24

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Correctional Officer Aaron Schoffstall was killed when he fell over a rail of the Wabash River Bridge on State Road 63.

Correctional Officer Schoffstall and another deputy were in uniform, riding to work when they stopped to investigate an accident scene. While conducting the investigation, Correctional Officer Schoffstall fell over the rail to the pavement, approximately 33 feet below. Weather conditions were snowy at the time, causing the bridge to be icy.

Correctional Officer Schoffstall had served with the Vigo County Sheriff's Department for four years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, brother, and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Schoffstall gave the Vigo County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Terre Haute community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Schoffstall.

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

Agency

Department Vigo County Sheriff's Office

Location Terre Haute, IN

Platform Identity vcso.vigo.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 28, 2000

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Correctional Officer Aaron Michael Schoffstall is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Vigo County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Vigo County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

16.7% Accident

IN — Statewide

151

of 503 officers

30% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident