Roll of Honor
Brian Keith Heller
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Brian Heller was killed in a single-car automobile crash while responding to an assistance call at 10:22 p.m.
Deputy Heller was en route to assist another deputy with a mental patient who was armed with a possible weapon. As Deputy Heller was driving southbound on U.S. Route 113, his 2000 Ford Crown Victoria went out of control on a wet road and struck a group of trees, ejecting him. Upon impact, the cruiser burst into flames. He was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.
Deputy Heller had served with the Worcester County Sheriff's Office for four years and previously served with the Berlin Police Department for three years and Buck's County Sheriff's Department (Pennsylvania) for six years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 9 and 14.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff I Heller gave the Worcester County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Snow Hill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff I Heller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Brian Keith Heller served in the U.S. Navy (1982â1983) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff I Brian Keith Heller 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 37.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
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Military Service
Brian Keith Heller served in the U.S. Navy (1982–1983) before joining law enforcement.
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