Berry Creamer
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Deputy Sheriff

Berry Creamer

Accident
End of Watch July 28, 1972
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Creamer was killed in an automobile accident while respond to the Pelzer area during the early morning of July 20, 1972. While enroute he was involved in an automobile accident and died of the injuries sustained in the accident on July 28, 1972.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Creamer served with the Anderson County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Anderson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Creamer.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Anderson, Anderson County, SC
Platform Identity acso.anderson.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 1972
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Berry Creamer is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In SC, 138 of 441 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 31.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Anderson County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Anderson County Sheriff's Office
4
of 9 officers
44.4% Accident
SC — Statewide
138
of 441 officers
31.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Berry Creamer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Berry Creamer Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Berry Creamer is highlighted in Jul.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897