Andrew M. Redding
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Sergeant

Andrew M. Redding

Lantana Police Department — Lantana, FL
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch February 12, 1974
Age 42
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Andrew Redding was killed when a 22-year-old man ran a red light and broadsided his patrol car on the passenger side at the intersection of Ocean Avenue and U.S. Route 1. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver and passenger of the other vehicle both suffered minor injuries. The subject was charged with running a red light and manslaughter. He was sentenced to 20 years probation with the condition that he not drive until his probation ended. Sergeant Redding was a United States Marine Corps Korean War veteran who had served with the Lantana Police Department for two years and had previously served with the Woodbury, New Jersey, Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-FL-4B58AB60
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Redding gave the Lantana Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lantana community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Lantana, FL
Platform Identity lpd.palmbeach.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 12, 1974
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Andrew M. Redding served in the Marine Corps (1948–1952) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Andrew M. Redding 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 Lantana Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Lantana Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Andrew M. Redding'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 Andrew M. Redding Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew M. Redding is highlighted in Feb.

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

Incident Location

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