Incident
Lieutenant Peters was killed when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree.
Survivors
He had served with the agency for 8 years and was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Peters gave the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Mayville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Peters.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Glenn Norman Peters 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Glenn Norman Peters's cause is highlighted.
How Glenn Norman Peters Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Glenn Norman Peters is highlighted in Feb.