Glenda Joyce Carmack

Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office — Shreveport, LA

Accident

End of Watch April 12, 1999

Age 42

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

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Gender Female

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Glenda Carmack was killed when her vehicle was struck by a flatbed truck as she drove home for lunch in Shreveport.

While Deputy Carmack was driving eastbound on Williamson Way around 1:15 p.m., a driver lost control while traveling westbound over the railroad tracks. His truck crossed the center line and struck Deputy Carmack's vehicle, knocking it into a ditch. Deputy Carmack was airlifted to LSU Medical Center, where she passed away.

Deputy Carmack had served with the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office for 12 years.

Survivors

She was survived by her nine-year-old son, mother, five brothers, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Carmack gave the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Carmack.

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

Agency

Department Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office

Location Shreveport, LA

Platform Identity cpso.caddo.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 12, 1999

Tour of Duty 12 yrs

Age 42

Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Glenda Joyce Carmack is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

50% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident