D. Robert Martin Harvey
Deputy Sheriff

D. Robert Martin Harvey

Accident
End of Watch April 26, 2009
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs 7 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Robert Harvey was killed in an automobile crash on CR 2500, at East 88th Street, while responding to a fight-in-progress call.

The driver of a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction attempted to make a left turn in front of Deputy Harvey's patrol car, and caused a head-on collision.

Deputy Harvey was trapped in his patrol car as it became engulfed in flames. The two occupants of the other vehicle were injured in the crash.

Deputy Harvey joined the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office on his birthday, October 7th, 2001. A member of the Texas Tactical Peace Officers Association, Deputy Harvey still made time to volunteer as a little league coach.

Deputy Harvey joined the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office on his birthday, October 7th, 2001. A member of the Texas Tactical Peace Officers Association, Deputy Harvey still made time to volunteer as a little league coach.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Harvey gave the Lubbock County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lubbock community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Harvey.

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

Agency

Location Lubbock, TX
Platform Identity lcso.lubbock.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 26, 2009
Tour of Duty 7 yrs 7 mo
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff D. Robert Martin Harvey 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Lubbock County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Lubbock County Sheriff's Dept.
2
of 4 officers
50% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% 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. D. Robert Martin Harvey'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 D. Robert Martin Harvey Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7.6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. D. Robert Martin Harvey is highlighted in Apr.

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