Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Landon Faulkner succumbed to injuries sustained in a crash two days before, on State Highway 111 near the intersection of Lewis Chapel Road.
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on the evening of Wednesday, April 8, Deputy Faulkner's patrol car struck the back of a disabled truck on the left side of the highway. He was airlifted to Erlanger Hospital, where he remained in critical condition until passing on Friday, April 10, after donating his organs.
Deputy Faulkner had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for three years and had previously served as a deputy and a corrections deputy with Grundy County.
Survivors
Survivors include his wife and four children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Faulkner gave the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chattanooga community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Faulkner.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Landon Faulkner 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Landon Faulkner's cause is highlighted.
How Landon Faulkner Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Landon Faulkner is highlighted in Apr.
Others Who Wore This Badge
15 officers from Hamilton County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
