Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Sidney Crenshaw succumbed to injuries he sustained when he was struck by a vehicle during a traffic stop on West Colonial Drive on July 7, 1965. Patrolman Crenshaw had stopped to assist two other police officers with a vehicle stop. As the driver of the vehicle stopped and stepped out of her car, another car traveling on West Colonial Drive struck all three officers and the civilian. The civilian was killed instantly. Patrolman Crenshaw was transported to the hospital, where he died on November 22, 1966. The other two officers recovered from their injuries. A 42-year-old woman, the driver of the vehicle that struck the officers, was arrested and charged with manslaughter and careless driving. The careless driving charge was later dropped. Patrolman Crenshaw had served with the Orlando Police Department for 25 years.
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25 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Crenshaw gave the Orlando Police Department 25 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Orlando community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Crenshaw.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Sidney Crenshaw 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 Orlando Police Department, 6 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Sidney Crenshaw's cause is highlighted.
How Sidney Crenshaw Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Sidney Crenshaw is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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