Sean David Earp
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Deputy Sheriff

Sean David Earp

Accident
End of Watch July 27, 1997
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Badge 14
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sean Earp was killed in an accident while responding to the scene of a man with a gun call at 10 am. Deputy Earp was at home with his family when the call came out. He called from home to respond to the incident since he lived nearby and the on-duty deputy was on the other side of the county. He responded to the location and informed dispatch that the suspect was already gone and that he would attempt to locate him. That was the last radio traffic received from him. Dispatch then received calls about a major accident on U.S. 412 near Rose. Deputy Earp was traveling on a country road and turned onto Highway 412, failing to stop in his haste. He was hit by a car traveling eastbound and pushed his cruiser into a flea market building. He was pinned in his car for over 40 minutes and died at the scene from massive internal injuries. He had served with the Mayes County Sheriff's Office for 27 days and had been a reserve deputy and dispatcher for the department prior to becoming a deputy.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Earp served with the Mayes County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Pryor community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Earp.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Pryor, Mayes County, OK
Platform Identity mcso.mayes.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 27, 1997
Tour of Duty 1 mo
Age 22
Badge Number 14
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Sean David Earp 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 OK, 135 of 582 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this state's fallen. That is 23.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Mayes County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Mayes County Sheriff's Office
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
OK — Statewide
135
of 582 officers
23.2% 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. Sean David Earp's cause is highlighted.

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

How Sean David Earp Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sean David Earp is highlighted in Jul.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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