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Brian Keith Heller

Worcester County Sheriff's Office — Snow Hill, MD

Accident

End of Watch June 14, 2000

Age 35

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Brian Heller was killed in a single-car automobile crash while responding to an assistance call at 10:22 p.m.

Deputy Heller was en route to assist another deputy with a mental patient who was armed with a possible weapon. As Deputy Heller was driving southbound on U.S. Route 113, his 2000 Ford Crown Victoria went out of control on a wet road and struck a group of trees, ejecting him. Upon impact, the cruiser burst into flames. He was transported to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries a short time later.

Deputy Heller had served with the Worcester County Sheriff's Office for four years and previously served with the Berlin Police Department for three years and Buck's County Sheriff's Department (Pennsylvania) for six years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two daughters, ages 9 and 14.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff I Heller gave the Worcester County Sheriff's Office 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Snow Hill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff I Heller.

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

Agency

Department Worcester County Sheriff's Office

Location Snow Hill, MD

Platform Identity wcso.worcester.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 14, 2000

Tour of Duty 13 yrs

Age 35

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff I Brian Keith Heller 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 MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Worcester County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Accident

MD — Statewide

140

of 377 officers

37.1% 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. Brian Keith Heller'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 Brian Keith Heller Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service