Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Barry Harper was killed in an automobile crash on Croton Road at 1:30 a.m. His police cruiser struck a pole and overturned. He was transported to Grant Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. Deputy Harper was a U.S. Navy Vietnam veteran and served with the Licking County Sheriff's Office for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his three children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Harper gave the Licking County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Newark community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Barry Keith Harper served in the U.S. Navy (1965â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Barry Keith Harper is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Barry Keith Harper's cause is highlighted.
How Barry Keith Harper Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Barry Keith Harper is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Military Service
Barry Keith Harper served in the U.S. Navy (1965–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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