Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Andy Early succumbed to injuries sustained ten years earlier when he was involved in an automobile crash while on patrol.
His vehicle struck a patch of black ice and slid into a ditch.
He became paralyzed from the neck down as a result of the crash and remained under the direct supervision of a doctor until passing away.
Deputy Early had served with the Audrain County Sheriff's Office for six years.
Survivors
He was survived by his two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Early gave the Audrain County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mexico community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Early.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Andy Todd Early is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Audrain 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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Andy Todd Early's cause is highlighted.
How Andy Todd Early Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andy Todd Early is highlighted in Feb.
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