Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Eugene Snyder was killed in a vehicle crash on Route 35, just east of New Westville in Preble County, Ohio, while en route to New Paris to serve an arrest warrant.
He and the Wayne County court bailiff were following the Preble County sheriff when their car collided with an oncoming vehicle on a curve on the roadway. Deputy Snyder suffered a broken neck in the crash and was killed instantly.
Deputy Snyder was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII. He had served with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office for only one month and was assigned as the jail's turnkey.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, young son, mother, sister, and brother.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy Sheriff Snyder served with the Wayne County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Richmond community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Eugene W. Snyder served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Eugene W. Snyder is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In IN, 152 of 504 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this state's fallen. That is 30.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Wayne County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Eugene W. Snyder's cause is highlighted.
How Eugene W. Snyder Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Eugene W. Snyder is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Military Service
Eugene W. Snyder served in the U.S. Navy before joining law enforcement.
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