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Deputy Sheriff

Daniel J. Kin

Wyandot County Sheriff's Office — Upper Sandusky, OH

Accident

End of Watch December 15, 2022

Age 34

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Daniel Kin was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of State Route 56 and State Route 104 in Pickaway County at about 11:00 am.

He was transporting a prisoner when a pickup truck struck the transport van on the driver's door. Deputy Kin was flown to Grant Medical Center in Columbus, where he succumbed to his injuries. The prisoner suffered non-life-threatening injuries.

Deputy Kin had served with the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office for one year and had previously served with the Seneca County Sheriff's Office for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two young children, his father, and six sisters.

In Our Keeping

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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 Kin gave the Wyandot County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Upper Sandusky community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Kin.

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

Agency

Department Wyandot County Sheriff's Office

Location Upper Sandusky, OH

Platform Identity wcso.wyandot.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 15, 2022

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 34

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Daniel J. Kin 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%.

Wyandot County Sheriff's Office

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. Daniel J. Kin'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 Daniel J. Kin Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service