Incident
Corporal Sadler was killed in an automobile accident while returning from a call.
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- July 23, 2026
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Sadler served with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Sadler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
Corporal Robert D. Sadler 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert D. Sadler's cause is highlighted.
How Robert D. Sadler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert D. Sadler is highlighted in May.
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