Roll of Honor
Scott Kershaw Carey
Incident
Special Agent Scott Carey succumbed to injuries he received in a traffic crash in New Paltz, New York. Special Agent Carey was an instructor assigned to the FBI driver training program. On May 9, 1988, while on duty instructing a defensive driving school at the Special Operations Center, New Paltz, New York, Special Agent Carey was involved in a severe vehicle collision. He was transported to a Middletown, New York, hospital, where he died the following day as a result of injuries sustained. Agent Carey had served with the United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Carey gave the United States Department of Justice 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Carey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Special Agent Scott Kershaw Carey is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 32 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation, 30 of 89 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Scott Kershaw Carey's cause is highlighted.
How Scott Kershaw Carey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Scott Kershaw Carey is highlighted in May.
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