Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Garland Blair died after the police vehicle he was traveling in overturned. Trooper Blair was returning from an investigation with another Trooper who was driving the vehicle. To avoid a collision with a vehicle being driven on the wrong side of the road the trooper swerved and their vehicle overturned, killing Trooper Blair. The other trooper survived the crash. Trooper Blair had served with the New York State Police for two years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Blair gave the New York State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of New York. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Blair.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Garland Blair is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At New York State Police, 94 of 171 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Garland Blair's cause is highlighted.
How Garland Blair Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Garland Blair is highlighted in Oct.
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