End of Watch September 20, 1988
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Spotted Wolf was killed in an automobile accident while responding to assist a fellow officer in Montana.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, two daughters, son, stepson, siblings and parents.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Spotted Wolf served with the United States Department of the Interior.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Spotted Wolf.

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

Agency

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

Service Record

End of Watch September 20, 1988
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Terry Spotted Wolf, 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 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 the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services, 7 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 13.5% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Interior - Bureau of Indian Affairs - Office of Justice Services
7
of 52 officers
13.5% 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. Terry Spotted Wolf, Sr.'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 Terry Spotted Wolf, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Terry Spotted Wolf, Sr. is highlighted in Sep.

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