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Police Officer

David W. Riddlesperger

Fultondale Police Department — Fultondale, AL

Cardiac

End of Watch October 30, 2011

Age 48

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer David Riddlesperger suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after responding to a domestic disturbance call involving a convicted felon with a gun.

Towards the end of his shift his patrol car left the roadway and struck a building along Decatur Highway at approximately 6:00 am. Several employees inside the of the building attempted to pull him from the vehicle but were unable to. Responding rescue units transported him to UAB Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Officer Riddlesperger had served with the Fultondale Police Department for five years and had previously served with the Birmingham Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two sons.

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Tributes

25 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Riddlesperger gave the Fultondale Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fultondale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Riddlesperger.

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

Agency

Department Fultondale Police Department

Location Fultondale, AL

Platform Identity fultpd.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 30, 2011

Tour of Duty 25 yrs

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac

Police Officer David W. Riddlesperger is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In AL, 30 of 643 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.

Fultondale Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Cardiac

AL — Statewide

of 643 officers

4.7% Cardiac

Nationwide

1,306

of 32,508 officers

4% Cardiac

National Cause Distribution

How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David W. Riddlesperger'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 David W. Riddlesperger Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years

Years of Service