Roll of Honor
Incident
Special Agent James Grayson was killed in an automobile crash on Route 60 in Lexington County, South Carolina while returning home following an undercover assignment in Columbia, South Carolina. He suffered fatal injuries after his vehicle ran off of the roadway and down an embankment between the Lake Murray Dam and Irmo. Agent Grayson was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, daughter, parents, and sister.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Special Agent Grayson served with the United States Department of the Treasury.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
James Fulton Grayson III served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Special Agent James Fulton Grayson III is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of the Treasury - Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, 6 of 12 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. James Fulton Grayson III's cause is highlighted.
How James Fulton Grayson III Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Fulton Grayson III is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Military Service
James Fulton Grayson III served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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Others Who Wore This Badge
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