Roy Bower Hazen
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Deputy Sheriff

Roy Bower Hazen

Accident
End of Watch March 9, 1944
Age 53
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Hazen and Deputy Gordon Brinthaupt where killed when their department vehicle slid on ice and flipped over.

Survivors

Deputy Hazen was survived by his wife and two children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Hazen served with the Chemung County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Elmira community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Hazen.

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

Agency

Location Elmira, NY
Platform Identity ccso.chemung.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 9, 1944
Age 53
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Roy Bower Hazen 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Chemung County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Chemung County Sheriff's Department
3
of 4 officers
75% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% 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. Roy Bower Hazen'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 Roy Bower Hazen Compares

Age at End of Watch
53
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy Bower Hazen is highlighted in Mar.

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