Timothy Clyde Minor
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Sergeant

Timothy Clyde Minor

Accident
End of Watch February 12, 1996
Age 40
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Badge 109
The Vigil Panel 142 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Minor died of injuries received in a motorcycle accident while responding to a call to assist an elderly person. His motorcycle overturned as took evasive action to avoid striking a van that pulled out in front of him. Sergeant Minor had served with the department for 17 years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Minor gave the Charles County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the La Plata community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Minor.

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

Agency

Location La Plata, MD
Platform Identity ccso.charles.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 12, 1996
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 40
Badge Number 109
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Timothy Clyde Minor 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%.

At Charles County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Charles County Sheriff's Office
3
of 6 officers
50% 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. Timothy Clyde Minor'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 Timothy Clyde Minor Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Clyde Minor is highlighted in Feb.

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