Drew C. Chandler

Massachusetts State Police — Framingham, MA

Illness

End of Watch July 21, 2000

Age 46

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 37

Incident

Trooper Drew Chandler succumbed to Hepatitis C, which he contracted 18 years earlier while searching a vehicle for narcotics.

While searching behind the backseat, his finger was pricked by a hypodermic syringe. The incident was documented and Trooper Chandler sought medical attention at the time. His health continued to deteriorate until his death.

Trooper Chandler had served with the Massachusetts State Police for 20 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Chandler gave the Massachusetts State Police 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Chandler.

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

Agency

Department Massachusetts State Police

Location Framingham, MA

Platform Identity masp.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 21, 2000

Tour of Duty 20 yrs

Age 46

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Illness

Cause Detail Duty related illness

Trooper Drew C. Chandler is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MA, 59 of 469 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 12.6% of this state's fallen. That is 3.5 percentage points above the national rate of 9.1%.

At Massachusetts State Police, 2 of 38 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 5.3% of this agency's fallen.

Massachusetts State Police

of 38 officers

5.3% Illness

MA — Statewide

of 469 officers

12.6% Illness

Nationwide

2,974

of 32,508 officers

9.1% Illness