Robert D. Sadler
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Corporal

Robert D. Sadler

Accident
End of Watch May 19, 1982
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Sadler was killed in an automobile accident while returning from a call.

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BO-US-SC-12DC75DD
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Sadler served with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Sadler.

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

Agency

Type Federal Agency
Location Columbia, SC
Platform Identity scdnrcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 19, 1982
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal Robert D. Sadler 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 SC, 138 of 441 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 31.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources
5
of 10 officers
50% Accident
SC — Statewide
138
of 441 officers
31.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert D. Sadler's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Robert D. Sadler Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert D. Sadler is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897