Paul John Hetherington
Detective Constable

Paul John Hetherington

Dyfed-Powys Police — Carmarthen, WLS
Accident
End of Watch October 29, 1990
Age 35
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Gender Male

Incident

Three other Detective Constables died on the day of the accident.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Constable Hetherington served with the Dyfed-Powys Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Constable Hetherington.

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

Agency

Department Dyfed-Powys Police
Location Carmarthen, WLS
Platform Identity dpd.cmn.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 29, 1990
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Detective Constable Paul John Hetherington 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Dyfed-Powys Police, 9 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Dyfed-Powys Police
9
of 9 officers
100% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% 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. Paul John Hetherington'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 Paul John Hetherington Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Paul John Hetherington is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897