Roll of Honor
Terrance M. Asbury
Incident
Postal Inspector Terrance Asbury succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when his vehicle was struck head-on by a truck pulling a boat in Orange, California.
Inspector Asbury was conducting an investigation at the time of the accident when the vehicle crossed into his lane of travel and struck his car head-on near the intersection of Santiago Canyon Road and Chapman Avenue.
The driver of the vehicle that caused the crash was charged with driving on a suspended license.
Inspector Asbury was a United States Army veteran and had served with the United States Postal Inspection Service for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Postal Inspector Asbury gave the United States Postal Inspection Service 4 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Terrance M. Asbury served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Postal Inspector Terrance M. Asbury is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.
In VA, 204 of 655 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Postal Inspection Service, 8 of 14 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Terrance M. Asbury's cause is highlighted.
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
Military Service
Terrance M. Asbury served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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