Tammy R. Aamodt
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Immigration Inspector

Tammy R. Aamodt

Accident
End of Watch March 7, 1987
Age 25
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Immigration Inspector Tammy Aamodt was killed in an automobile crash while attending the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Brunswick, Georgia. She and another attendee were driving on Glynn Avenue when their vehicle was broadsided during a severe rainstorm. Inspector Aamodt was killed instantly and her passenger was seriously injured. Inspector Aamodt had served with the Immigration and Naturalization Service for three years and was assigned to Highgate Springs, Vermont.

Survivors

She was survived by her parents, brother, and three sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Immigration Inspector Aamodt gave the United States Department of Justice 3 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Immigration Inspector Aamodt.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdjinsfed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 7, 1987
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 25
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Immigration Inspector Tammy R. Aamodt 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service, 6 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 54.5% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service
6
of 11 officers
54.5% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% 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. Tammy R. Aamodt'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 Tammy R. Aamodt Compares

Age at End of Watch
25
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tammy R. Aamodt is highlighted in Mar.

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

Incident Location