Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Franklin Strohl succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash two days earlier He was responding to a traffic accident in North Ridgeville when his motorcycle collided with a car that was turning left at the intersection of Cleveland Street and Olive Street. He was transported to Elyria Clinic where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. Deputy Strohl had served with the Lorain County Sheriff's Department for six months.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Strohl served with the Lorain County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Elyria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Strohl.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Franklin J. Strohl 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 Lorain County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Franklin J. Strohl's cause is highlighted.
How Franklin J. Strohl Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Franklin J. Strohl is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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