Roll of Honor
Incident
Lance Corporal Chappell was killed when his patrol car crashed while he was attempting to stop a traffic violator in Clarendon County. He died of massive head trauma when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a small tree. The vehicle he was attempting to stop was never located. Lance Corporal Chappell had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two sons, a sister, and three brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lance Corporal Chappell gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lance Corporal Chappell.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lance Corporal Michael Allen Chappell 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At South Carolina Highway Patrol, 31 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael Allen Chappell's cause is highlighted.
How Michael Allen Chappell Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Allen Chappell is highlighted in Apr.
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