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Patrolman

Charles C. DuVernay

Gahanna Police Dept. — Gahanna, OH

Accident Veteran

End of Watch August 4, 1982

Age 26

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Badge 27

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Patrolman Chuck DuVernay was killed when he was struck by a vehicle four days earlier while directing traffic for a Church on Havens Corners Road at 9:45 pm. He was transported to Mt. Carmel East Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries four days later. Patrolman DuVernay was a United States Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Gahanna Police Department for two years. He had previously served with the Berrian County, Michigan, Sheriff's Office for one year and as a military policeman for 4 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman DuVernay gave the Gahanna Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Gahanna community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Gahanna Police Dept.

Location Gahanna, OH

Platform Identity gpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 4, 1982

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 26

Badge Number 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Charles C. DuVernay served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Charles C. DuVernay 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Gahanna Police Dept.

of 1 officers

100% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% 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. Charles C. DuVernay'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 Charles C. DuVernay Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service