Kyle Lee Patterson

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission — Tallahassee, FL

Accident

End of Watch June 9, 2022

Age 35

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Senior Investigator Kyle Patterson succumbed to injuries sustained in a head-on collision on Okeechobee Road, near South Header Canal Road, in Fort Pierce.

A driver was traveling eastbound in the westbound lanes when they crashed into Investigator Patterson's Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission truck at about 12:00 pm. The driver of the other vehicle was also killed.

Investigator Patterson was airlifted to the hospital where he succumbed to injuries.

Investigator Patterson had served with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission for 15 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and young children.

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Senior Investigator Patterson gave the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Senior Investigator Patterson.

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

Agency

Department Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Location Tallahassee, FL

Platform Identity florcons.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 9, 2022

Tour of Duty 15 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Senior Investigator Kyle Lee Patterson 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

of 7 officers

71.4% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident