Randall Lamar Hester
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Trooper

Randall Lamar Hester

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC
Accident
End of Watch April 20, 1994
Age 26
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Randall Hester was killed in an accident during the pursuit of a speeding motorcycle. He died of severe internal injuries sustained in the crash. Trooper Hester had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Hester gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Hester.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Blythewood, SC
Platform Identity schp.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 1994
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile
Offender Not available

Trooper Randall Lamar Hester 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.

South Carolina Highway Patrol
31
of 52 officers
59.6% Accident
SC — Statewide
137
of 438 officers
31.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Randall Lamar Hester's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Randall Lamar Hester Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

Not available

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Randall Lamar Hester is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897