Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Potter died from injuries received when he was struck while investigating a traffic accident seven days earlier. On November 30th, Deputy Potter was directing traffic around an accident on the icy bridge over the Beaver River. A driver approaching the accident site had not noticed the accident and when he tried to stop, his vehicle began sliding on the icy bridge and struck Deputy Potter, pinning him against the bridge abutment. The officer was taken to the hospital with a broken right leg. Deputy Potter died of complications from his injuries on Tuesday, December 7th, 1971.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, four children and eighteen grandchildren.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Potter served with the Beaver County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Beaver community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Potter.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Harry Leslie Potter 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Beaver County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Harry Leslie Potter's cause is highlighted.
How Harry Leslie Potter Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harry Leslie Potter is highlighted in Dec.
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