Jerome Harrison Seaberry, Sr.
Police Officer

Jerome Harrison Seaberry, Sr.

Lake Charles Police Dept. — Lake Charles, LA
Accident
End of Watch December 25, 1995
Age 34
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Seaberry was killed in an accident while responding to an officer needs assistance call. During the response his cruiser went out of control on a rain-slicked road and struck a tree. Officer Seaberry had served with the Lake Charles Police Department for just under 1 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Seaberry gave the Lake Charles Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Lake Charles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Seaberry.

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

Agency

Location Lake Charles, LA
Platform Identity lcpd.calcasieu.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 25, 1995
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Jerome Harrison Seaberry, Sr. 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Lake Charles Police Dept., 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Lake Charles Police Dept.
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% 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. Jerome Harrison Seaberry, Sr.'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 Jerome Harrison Seaberry, Sr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jerome Harrison Seaberry, Sr. is highlighted in Dec.

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

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