Roll of Honor
Darral Keith Lane
Incident
Deputy First Class Darral Lane suffered a fatal heart attack following a vehicle pursuit and apprehension of two suspects in a suspicious vehicle at about 5:30 am.
The vehicle sped away from Deputy Lane as he approached it while it was parked behind a convenience store.
The pursuit ended behind a home at the intersection of Burton Street and Maurice Street. The driver fled on foot as Deputy Lane subdued the passengers. He collapsed after handcuffing one of the suspects.
The driver of the vehicle who fled from Deputy Lane was arrested a short time later and charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection with Deputy Lane's death.
Deputy Lane was a US Army veteran and had served with the Richland County Sheriff's Department for just under two years. He had been awarded Deputy of the Quarter two days before passing away.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Deputy First Class Lane gave the Richland County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Darral Keith Lane served in the Army (1985â2005) before joining law enforcement.
Deputy First Class Darral Keith Lane is one of 1,306 officers lost to cardiac events in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 4% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 20 of 438 officers were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 4.6% of this state's fallen. That is 0.6 percentage points above the national rate of 4%.
At Richland County Sheriff's Dept., 1 of 7 officers on record were lost to cardiac events in the line of duty — 14.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Cardiac compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darral Keith Lane's cause is highlighted.
How Darral Keith Lane Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with manslaughter
When Cardiac Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Cardiac deaths across the full memorial record. Darral Keith Lane is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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