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Assistant Chief of Police

Andrew Cail Robinson

Arcola Police Department — Arcola, MS

Accident

End of Watch September 17, 1988

Age 42

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 1

Incident

Assistant Chief of Police Andrew Robinson was struck and killed by a vehicle on Mississippi 438, two miles east of Arcola, while investigating a crash at about 12:45 am.

Another vehicle fatally struck him after the driver swerved to avoid hitting his patrol car. The vehicle also struck and injured a citizen involved in the earlier crash.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Assistant Chief of Police Robinson served with the Arcola Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Arcola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Assistant Chief of Police Robinson.

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

Agency

Department Arcola Police Department

Location Arcola, MS

Platform Identity apd.washington.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 17, 1988

Age 42

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Assistant Chief of Police Andrew Cail Robinson 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

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

Arcola Police Department

of 2 officers

50% Accident

MS — Statewide

of 349 officers

25.5% 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. Andrew Cail Robinson'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 Andrew Cail Robinson Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Cail Robinson is highlighted in Sep.

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

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