Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman William Pettit was killed in an automobile accident while attempting to catch up to a pursuit on I-77. His patrol car left the roadway on a curve at approximately 3:20 am.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Pettit served with the Troutman Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Troutman community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Pettit.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Patrolman William John Pettit Sr. 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William John Pettit Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William John Pettit Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William John Pettit Sr. is highlighted in Dec.
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