Roll of Honor
Incident
Died from injuries sustained on 20 August whilst the passenger in a police car that was travelling on the Aberdeen to Stonehaven road when an opposing vehicle went out of control, crossed the carriageway and struck the police vehicle head on.
Died from injuries sustained four days earlier when the police car in which he was the passenger, on the Aberdeen to Stonehaven road, was struck head on by a vehicle travelling in the opposite direction after it went out of control and crossed the carriageway. His colleague, PC James McHardy, was killed in the accident.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Sinclair served with the Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Sinclair.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Constable Leslie Sinclair 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 SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 48.4 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Scottish North-Eastern Counties Constabulary, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leslie Sinclair's cause is highlighted.
How Leslie Sinclair Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leslie Sinclair is highlighted in Aug.
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