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Deputy Sheriff

James Michael Salvino, Jr.

Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department — Cleveland, OH

Accident

End of Watch February 17, 2001

Age 31

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff James Salvino died from injuries suffered in Lima, Ohio, the previous day when he and another deputy were on their way to transport prisoners.

They were on the entrance ramp from State Route 309 to I-75 when the patrol car began to slide on the wet roadway and then spun into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer.

Deputy Salvino was transported to a local hospital and then flown to a second hospital before succumbing to his injuries. His partner was admitted to the hospital in critical condition.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Salvino gave the Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cleveland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Salvino.

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

Agency

Department Cuyahoga County Sheriff's Department

Location Cleveland, OH

Platform Identity ccso.cuyahoga.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 17, 2001

Tour of Duty 7 yrs

Age 31

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff James Michael Salvino, Jr. 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%.

Cuyahoga County Sheriff's 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. James Michael Salvino, Jr.'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 James Michael Salvino, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service