Edward Hezikiah Quarles

Augusta Police Department — Augusta, GA

Accident

End of Watch September 5, 1924

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 17

Incident

Sergeant Edward Quarles died from injuries received in a motorcycle accident during a training exercise.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Quarles served with the Augusta Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Augusta community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Quarles.

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

Agency

Department Augusta Police Department

Location Augusta, GA

Platform Identity apd.richmond.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 5, 1924

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Edward Hezikiah Quarles 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 GA, 263 of 903 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Augusta Police Department, 8 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 44.4% of this agency's fallen.

Augusta Police Department

of 18 officers

44.4% Accident

GA — Statewide

263

of 903 officers

29.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident