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Officer

Christopher Michael Kane

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office — Jacksonville, FL

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch September 4, 2008

Age 38

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

The Vigil Panel 157 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 29

Incident

Officer Christopher Kane was killed in an automobile crash in a construction zone on Route 9A.

Around 3:00 a.m., Officer Kane had finished speaking with an off-duty officer working at the construction zone when his patrol car collided with the back of a semi that was carrying construction equipment.

Officer Kane had served with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office for 12 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Kane gave the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jacksonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Kane.

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

Agency

Department Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

Type Sheriff's Office

Location Jacksonville, Duval County, FL

Platform Identity jso.duval.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 2008

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 38

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Christopher Michael Kane served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1990â1994) before joining law enforcement.

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Officer Christopher Michael Kane 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, 12 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

of 30 officers

40% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident