Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Jesse Styers succumbed to injuries sustained at about 5:00 am on October 29th, 1934, when he was involved in a single vehicle crash while serving civil papers.
He had just left his home, located at the intersection of Rural Hall Road and Germanton Road, when his car left the roadway and struck a utility pole.
He suffered a fractured skull in the crash and remained hospitalized until passing away.
Deputy Styers had served with the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office for eight years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Styers gave the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Styers.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Jesse James Styers 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At Forsyth County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jesse James Styers's cause is highlighted.
How Jesse James Styers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jesse James Styers is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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