Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant James Haddock died a day after his horse fell on him during a trail ride.
Lieutenant Haddock was escorting a trail ride when his horse became nervous, reared up, and fell backwards on top of him. He was flown to a local hospital where he died of his injuries.
He was responsible for creating the department's Mounted Patrol Unit, and was considered an expert horseman.
Survivors
Lieutenant Haddock had been employed with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office for 20 years, and is survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
20 years. You could have gone home.
Lieutenant Haddock gave the Osceola County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Kissimmee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Haddock.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant James Roger Haddock 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Osceola County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James Roger Haddock's cause is highlighted.
How James Roger Haddock Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Roger Haddock is highlighted in Mar.
Others Who Wore This Badge
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