Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Jason Sheppard succumbed to injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle several hours earlier.
The collision occurred when he was directing traffic at the scene of a fire at an industrial park on U.S. Highway 1.
He was flown to the Medical College of Georgia, where he succumbed to severe head injuries shortly before midnight.
Sergeant Sheppard had served with the Aiken County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Sheppard gave the Aiken County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Aiken community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Sheppard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Jason Lannes Sheppard 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 Aiken County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jason Lannes Sheppard's cause is highlighted.
How Jason Lannes Sheppard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jason Lannes Sheppard is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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