Tommy Prezzy
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Corporal

Tommy Prezzy

Veteran → Accident
End of Watch April 12, 1999
Age 42
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
The Vigil Panel 146 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Tommy Prezzy was killed after losing control of his patrol car and running off the road. The vehicle flipped several times and he was ejected from the vehicle.

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BO-US-SC-2C193B1D
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Prezzy gave the Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Orangeburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Prezzy.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Orangeburg, Orangeburg County, SC
Platform Identity ocso.orangeburg.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 12, 1999
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Tommy Prezzy served in the U.S. Army (1976–1977) before joining law enforcement.

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Corporal Tommy Prezzy 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 SC, 138 of 441 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 31.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Orangeburg County Sheriff's Office
1
of 4 officers
25% Accident
SC — Statewide
138
of 441 officers
31.3% 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. Tommy Prezzy's cause is highlighted.

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

How Tommy Prezzy Compares

Age at Death
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tommy Prezzy is highlighted in Apr.

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

Military Service

Tommy Prezzy served in the U.S. Army (1976–1977) before joining law enforcement.

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