Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Derrick Whittle succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier in an automobile crash at approximately 3:30 pm.
He was responding to a domestic disturbance involving weapons when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree near the intersection of Mt. Pleasant Church Road and Bowers Circle. He was transported to a local hospital before being flown to Erlanger Hospital in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.
Deputy Whittle had served with the Union County Sheriff's Office for less than one year.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife, two children, and parents.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Whittle gave the Union County Sheriff's Office 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Blairsville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Whittle.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Derrick Lee Whittle is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,784 officers honored here.
In GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Derrick Lee Whittle's cause is highlighted.
How Derrick Lee Whittle Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Derrick Lee Whittle is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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