Jeffrey Alexander
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Deputy Sheriff

Jeffrey Alexander

Accident
End of Watch June 12, 2011
Age 26
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Alexander was killed when his patrol car collided with another vehicle.

He was on patrol and traveling northwest on State Route 427 when he lost control of his patrol car and struck an oncoming car as he went around a curve in the road.

Deputy Alexander had served with the Chemung County Sheriff's Department for five years.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and fiancée.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-NY-31E13293
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Alexander gave the Chemung County Sheriff's Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Elmira community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Alexander.

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

Agency

Location Elmira, NY
Platform Identity ccso.chemung.ny.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 12, 2011
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Jeffrey Alexander 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Chemung County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Chemung County Sheriff's Department
3
of 4 officers
75% Accident
NY — Statewide
645
of 2,147 officers
30% 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. Jeffrey Alexander'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 Jeffrey Alexander Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeffrey Alexander 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

Incident Location