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Deputy Marshal

Benjamin Thacker

Coal Grove Police Department — Coal Grove, OH

Accident

End of Watch March 19, 1929

Age 24

Tour of Duty

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Marshal Ben Thacker was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Pike Street and Main Street while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle.

He was overtaking the speeding vehicle when another car swung out while attempting to turn right onto Main Street. Deputy Marshal Thacker's motorcycle collided with the car, causing him to suffer severe injuries. He was transported to Marting Hospital, where he passed away.

Deputy Marshal Thacker had been appointed as the village's motorcycle officer only three weeks earlier after the previous motorcycle officer had been injured.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents, brother, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Marshal Thacker served with the Coal Grove Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Coal Grove community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Marshal Thacker.

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

Agency

Department Coal Grove Police Department

Location Coal Grove, OH

Platform Identity cgpd.lawrence.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 19, 1929

Tour of Duty

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Marshal Benjamin Thacker 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%.

Coal Grove Police Department

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. Benjamin Thacker'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 Benjamin Thacker Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service

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