Harry Mckinley Coker Jr.

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC

Accident

End of Watch June 21, 1989

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Gender Male

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Incident

Trooper Coker was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle while investigating an accident.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Coker served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Coker.

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

Agency

Department South Carolina Highway Patrol

Type Highway Patrol

Location Blythewood, SC

Platform Identity schp.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 21, 1989

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper Harry Mckinley Coker Jr. 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 SC, 138 of 441 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 31.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At South Carolina Highway Patrol, 31 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.6% of this agency's fallen.

South Carolina Highway Patrol

of 52 officers

59.6% Accident

SC — Statewide

138

of 441 officers

31.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident