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Roy James Tipton Sr.
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Sheriff

Roy James Tipton Sr.

Clay County Sheriff's Department — Brazil, IN
Accident
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End of Watch September 16, 1931
Age 44
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sheriff Roy Tipton was struck and killed by an automobile as he got out of his car and started walking across Route 59 a road three miles south of Brazil.

He was going to a nearby farm house to take a man into custody who was suffering from mental issues. The 15-year-old driver of the car that struck him was charged with driving without an operator's license.

Sheriff Tipton was survived by his wife and three children. He is buried in Summit Lawn Cemetery in Brazil.

Survivors

Sheriff Tipton was survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Clay County Sheriff's Department
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Brazil, Clay County, IN
Platform Identity ccso.clay.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 16, 1931
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sheriff Roy James Tipton Sr. 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 30 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Clay County Sheriff's Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
IN — Statewide
151
of 503 officers
30% 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. Roy James Tipton Sr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How Roy James Tipton Sr. Compares

Age at Death
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Roy James Tipton Sr. is highlighted in Sep.

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

Incident Location

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