Roll of Honor
Incident
Location: California Incident Date: Saturday, July 17, 1926
Deputy Sheriff Elmer Edwards died as the result of injuries sustained in a vehicle crash near Holtville, California, while he and another deputy were extraditing a prisoner back to Globe.
The deputy who was driving swerved suddenly when he encountered a detour sign on a sharp curve. The sudden movement of the car caused Deputy Edwards to strike to the shift lever with his abdomen, resulting in him suffering punctured intestines. He was taken to a hospital in Holtville before being transferred to a hospital in El Centro, California.
He passed away on July 18th, 1926, as a result of his injuries.
Deputy Edwards was survived by his wife and eight siblings. One of his brothers served as the sheriff of Gila County.
Survivors
Deputy Edwards was survived by his wife and eight siblings.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Edwards served with the Gila County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Globe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Edwards.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff D. Elmer Edwards 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Gila County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 8 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. D. Elmer Edwards's cause is highlighted.
How D. Elmer Edwards Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. D. Elmer Edwards is highlighted in Jul.
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