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Deputy Sheriff

Frederick Reilly

Jackson County Sheriff's Department — Jackson, MI

Accident

End of Watch June 19, 1954

Age 26

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 90 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Deputy Reilly was struck and killed by a vehicle while he and his partner were making a traffic stop on Clark Lake Road near Saunt Road at 0215 hours. Both deputies were struck and Deputy Reilley was thrown 66 feet. The driver of the vehicle was sentenced to one to two years for negligent homicide. Deputy Reilley had been with the agency for four years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Reilly gave the Jackson County Sheriff's Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Reilly.

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

Agency

Department Jackson County Sheriff's Department

Location Jackson, MI

Platform Identity jcso.jackson.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 19, 1954

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 26

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Frederick Reilly 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 MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 0.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Jackson County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Jackson County Sheriff's Department

of 2 officers

50% Accident

MI — Statewide

229

of 718 officers

31.9% 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. Frederick Reilly'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 Frederick Reilly Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

This officer

Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Frederick Reilly is highlighted in Jun.

Jan

820

Feb

730

Mar

748

Apr

707

May

847

Jun

795

Jul

897

Aug

937

Sep

913

Oct

925

Nov

872

Dec

897

Others Who Wore This Badge

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