Harold Lavier Holerger
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Sergeant

Harold Lavier Holerger

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office — Fort Pierce, FL
Accident
End of Watch August 26, 1985
Age 69
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Holerger was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the entrance of Westwood High School, in Ft. Pierce, at the start of school.

Sergeant Holerger had served with the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office for 18 years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Holerger gave the St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Pierce community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Holerger.

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

Agency

Location Fort Pierce, FL
Platform Identity slcso.stlucie.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 26, 1985
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 69
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Harold Lavier Holerger 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 St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office
4
of 10 officers
40% 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. Harold Lavier Holerger'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 Harold Lavier Holerger Compares

Age at End of Watch
69
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Harold Lavier Holerger is highlighted in Aug.

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