Donald W. Allred

Winston-Salem Police Department — Winston-Salem, NC

Accident

End of Watch January 3, 1983

Age 39

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer Donald Allred succumbed to injuries received five days earlier when he was struck by a truck while investigating an automobile accident.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Allred gave the Winston-Salem Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Allred.

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

Agency

Department Winston-Salem Police Department

Type Other

Location Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC

Platform Identity wpd.forsyth.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1983

Tour of Duty 17 yrs

Age 39

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Donald W. Allred is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Winston-Salem Police Department, 8 of 19 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.1% of this agency's fallen.

Winston-Salem Police Department

of 19 officers

42.1% Accident

NC — Statewide

205

of 664 officers

30.9% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident