Gary Paul Friedli

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations — Washington, DC

Accident

End of Watch March 4, 1998

Age 36

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Special Agent Gary P. Friedli died the day after being involved in a vehicle accident while en route to investigate possible drug smuggling in Douglas, Arizona. His vehicle collided with a dirt-hauling truck on Geronimo Trail, east of Douglas. Agent Friedli had served with the United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations for two years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Special Agent Friedli gave the United States Department of the Treasury 2 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Special Agent Friedli.

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

Agency

Department United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations

Location Washington, DC

Platform Identity usdtuscsoifed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 4, 1998

Tour of Duty 2 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Special Agent Gary Paul Friedli 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 Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of the Treasury - United States Customs Service - Office of Investigations

of 6 officers

50% Accident

DC — Statewide

454

of 1,419 officers

32% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident