Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 56 and State Route 104 in Pickaway County at about 11:00 am.
He was transporting a prisoner when a pickup truck struck the transport van on the driver's door. Deputy Kin was flown to Grant Medical Center in Columbus, where he succumbed to his injuries. The prisoner suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
Deputy Kin had served with the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office for one year and had previously served with the Seneca County Sheriff's Office for three years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two young children, his father, and six sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Kin gave the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Upper Sandusky community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Daniel J. Kin 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 32.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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