Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Kenneth McNeill succumbed to injuries sustained on November 11, 1936, in a motorcycle crash on U.S. Highway 15, two miles south of Hartsville.
Patrolman McNeill had just completed a traffic stop on a vehicle heading south. He was attempting to turn around when a motorist heading north struck him, throwing him off his motorcycle.
Patrolman McNeill was transported to Columbia Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries on January 2, 1937.
Patrolman McNeill had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for over a year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, parents, and two sisters.
In Our Keeping
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Patrolman McNeill gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman McNeill.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Kenneth Earl McNeill 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 Highway Patrol, 31 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kenneth Earl McNeill's cause is highlighted.
How Kenneth Earl McNeill Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kenneth Earl McNeill is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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