End of Watch December 1, 1972
Age 25
Tour of Duty 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Special Agent Craig Carney was struck and killed by a tractor-trailer on I-94, near Rawsonville Road, in Wayne County, Michigan. He was traveling on I-94 when his department vehicle broke down during a period of heavy snow. He was standing outside the vehicle when he was struck by the tractor-trailer. Special Agent Carney was a U.S. Army veteran who served with the United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms for six months.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, brother, and five sisters.

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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.
Special Agent Carney served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdtbatffed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 1, 1972
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Craig Peter Carney served in the Other (1967) before joining law enforcement.

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Special Agent Craig Peter Carney 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 6 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
6
of 12 officers
50% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Craig Peter Carney's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Craig Peter Carney Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Craig Peter Carney is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location