Ronald L. Coen

Franklin County Sheriff's Office — Columbus, OH

Accident

End of Watch January 27, 1994

Age 24

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Badge 164

The Vigil Panel 140 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 8

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Ronald Coen was killed in an automobile crash on Stelzer Road while responding to a call for backup. His patrol car struck a utility pole after it hydroplaned on a section of road that was wet from recent rainfall. He was transported to Grant Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries. Deputy Coen was killed three days before his 25th birthday. He had served with the Franklin County Sheriff's Office for three years.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents and five siblings.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Coen gave the Franklin County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Coen.

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

Agency

Department Franklin County Sheriff's Office

Location Columbus, OH

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

Service Record

End of Watch January 27, 1994

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 24

Badge Number 164

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Ronald L. Coen 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%.

At Franklin County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 9 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Franklin County Sheriff's Office

of 9 officers

33.3% Accident

OH — Statewide

318

of 991 officers

32.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident