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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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy Clyde Minor's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy Clyde Minor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Clyde Minor is highlighted in Feb.
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