Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Charles Futcher succumbed to injuries sustained eight days earlier when he was involved in an automobile accident during a pursuit on Savannah Road.
His patrol car was struck by another vehicle during the pursuit. He was treated at the hospital and released the same day. He returned home where he collapsed eight days later.
Patrolman Futcher had served with the Lewes Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Futcher gave the Lewes Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lewes community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Futcher.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Charles Wilson Futcher, Sr. 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 DE, 19 of 51 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.3% of this state's fallen. That is 6.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Charles Wilson Futcher, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Charles Wilson Futcher, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Charles Wilson Futcher, Sr. is highlighted in Aug.