Hubert Leander Lloyd
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Sergeant

Hubert Leander Lloyd

Charleston County Sheriff's Office — North Charleston, SC
Accident
End of Watch June 7, 1992
Age 49
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Hubert Lloyd and Deputy William Nalley were killed when their helicopter crashed as they were preparing to search for a serial rapist. The officers were flying the helicopter from the Dorchester County Airport to the Charleston International Airport when it crashed less than one mile after takeoff in heavy fog at 5:30 am. The rotors of the helicopter came apart, causing the crash. Sergeant Lloyd had served with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office for 20 years.

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July 23, 2026

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20 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Lloyd gave the Charleston County Sheriff's Office 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the North Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lloyd.

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

Agency

Location North Charleston, SC
Platform Identity ccso.charleston.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 7, 1992
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 49
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Hubert Leander Lloyd 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 Charleston County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Charleston County Sheriff's Office
3
of 4 officers
75% Accident
SC — Statewide
137
of 438 officers
31.3% 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. Hubert Leander Lloyd'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 Hubert Leander Lloyd Compares

Age at End of Watch
49
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Hubert Leander Lloyd is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location