Edward Jason Wright
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Deputy Sheriff

Edward Jason Wright

Cardiac
End of Watch October 23, 2016
Age 33
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Edward Wright suffered a fatal heart attack after responding to an emergency call involving an emotionally disturbed person who had burned down his house.

The subject had been released from the hospital and was being transported by Deputy Wright, who suffered a fatal heart attack near the intersection of Division Street and Industrial Road. An off-duty deputy who was riding with Deputy Wright was able to grab the wheel of the patrol car and get it stopped safely. The off-duty deputy and other responding officers performed CPR while Deputy Wright, who was transported to a local hospital.

Deputy Wright had served with the Logan County Sheriff's Office for 2-1/2 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and four young children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Wright gave the Logan County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Guthrie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Wright.

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

Agency

Location Guthrie, OK
Platform Identity lcso.logan.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 23, 2016
Tour of Duty 2 yrs 6 mo
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Cardiac
Cause Detail Heart attack

Deputy Sheriff Edward Jason Wright 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 OK, 21 of 582 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 3.6% of this state's fallen.

At Logan County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Logan County Sheriff's Office
1
of 4 officers
25% Cardiac
OK — Statewide
21
of 582 officers
3.6% 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. Edward Jason Wright'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 Edward Jason Wright Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 48.6 years
Years of Service
2.5
This officer
Avg for Cardiac: 15.6 years

When Cardiac Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Edward Jason Wright is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
124
Feb
105
Mar
99
Apr
116
May
115
Jun
95
Jul
94
Aug
104
Sep
109
Oct
121
Nov
113
Dec
111

Incident Location