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Phylicia Carson
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Phylicia Carson

Osage Beach Police Department — Osage Beach, MO
Accident
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End of Watch August 31, 2024
Age 33
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Female
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Officer Phylicia Carson was killed in a vehicle crash at about 1:30 am while responding to assist another officer who was pursuing a vehicle.

Her patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree on Highway A near Toronto Springs Park Road. A Camden County Sheriff's Office deputy discovered her patrol car on fire in the tree line.

The driver of the vehicle that was being pursued crashed a short distance away and was taken into custody. He was charged with aggravated fleeing a stop, resulting in death.

Officer Carson had served with the Osage Beach Police Department for one year.

Survivors

She is survived by her husband and six children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer Carson gave the Osage Beach Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Osage Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Carson.

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

Agency

Department Osage Beach Police Department
Location Osage Beach, MO
Platform Identity obpd.camden.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 2024
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 33
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Vehicle pursuit
Weapon Automobile
Offender In custody

Officer Phylicia Carson 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Osage Beach Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MO — Statewide
237
of 813 officers
29.2% 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. Phylicia Carson'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 Phylicia Carson Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

Offender Outcome

In custody

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Phylicia Carson is highlighted in Aug.

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

Incident Location