Soren Andersen Sorensen
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Deputy Sheriff

Soren Andersen Sorensen

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office — Fort Pierce, FL
Accident
End of Watch March 20, 1935
Age 56
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Soren Sorensen succumbed to injuries sustained six days earlier when he was involved in a single vehicle motorcycle crash.

He never regained consciousness after the crash.

Deputy Sorensen had served with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office for 22 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

22 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Sorensen gave the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Pierce community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Sorensen.

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

Agency

Location Fort Pierce, FL
Platform Identity slcso.stlucie.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 1935
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 56
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

Deputy Sheriff Soren Andersen Sorensen 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
4
of 10 officers
40% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Soren Andersen Sorensen'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 Soren Andersen Sorensen Compares

Age at End of Watch
56
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Soren Andersen Sorensen 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