Harold Lavier Holerger
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Sergeant

Harold Lavier Holerger

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office — Fort Pierce, FL
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch August 26, 1985
Age 69
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Holerger was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the entrance of Westwood High School, in Ft. Pierce, at the start of school.

Sergeant Holerger had served with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Holerger gave the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Pierce community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Holerger.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Fort Pierce, FL
Platform Identity slcso.stlucie.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 26, 1985
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 69
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Harold Lavier Holerger served in the U.S. Coast Guard (1942–1945) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Harold Lavier Holerger 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
4
of 10 officers
40% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harold Lavier Holerger's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Harold Lavier Holerger Compares

Age at Death
69
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Lavier Holerger is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

Military Service

Harold Lavier Holerger served in the U.S. Coast Guard (1942–1945) before joining law enforcement.

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