Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Taylor was killed struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating an accident. He is buried in the Taylor Family Cemetery, Carteret County, North Carolina.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Taylor served with the Craven County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the New Bern community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Taylor.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff William E. "Toby" Taylor 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At Craven County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William E. "Toby" Taylor's cause is highlighted.
How William E. "Toby" Taylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William E. "Toby" Taylor is highlighted in Nov.
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