Troy M. Babin
Deputy

Troy M. Babin

Osceola County Sheriff's Dept. — Kissimmee, FL
Accident
End of Watch November 12, 1994
Age 32
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Troy Babin was killed when his airplane crashed as he was attempting to land to pick up other deputies to look for poachers.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and son, and his parents.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-FL-EEDF3BA7
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Babin served with the Osceola County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Kissimmee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Babin.

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

Agency

Location Kissimmee, FL
Platform Identity ocso.osceola.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 12, 1994
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Troy M. Babin 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 Osceola County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Osceola County Sheriff's Dept.
2
of 3 officers
66.7% 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. Troy M. Babin'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 Troy M. Babin 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. Troy M. Babin is highlighted in Nov.

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

Others Who Wore This Badge

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