Jacob Eric Salrin
Deputy Sheriff

Jacob Eric Salrin

Accident
End of Watch September 29, 2023
Age 23
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
The Vigil Panel 181 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Salrin was killed in a vehicle crash at the intersection of Bluff Road and Windy Drive.

His patrol car collided with a tractor-trailer that was attempting to make a left turn onto Windy Drive.

Deputy Salrin had served with the Richland County Sheriff's Department for one year and graduated from the police academy in January 2023.

Tonight, my 8 year old son and his Trail Life group toured the Richland County Sheriff's Department. We were honored to have Deputy Salrin's sister, Master Deputy Salrin, lead us on the tour. Our group paused as Master Deputy Salrin showed our troop the Wall of Honor in place to remember the fallen of the Richland County Sheriff's Department. My heart was heavy to learn Master Deputy Salrin's brother was part of the Wall of Honor. My continued prayers are with Deputy Jacob Salrin's family as they continue to remember him and continue to miss him dearly. I live nearby where he was killed in this tragic accident and I think of him often as I drive by the "Deputy Sheriff Jacob Eric Salrin Memorial Way" named in his honor and memory. Thank you Deputy Salrin for your service and we continue to pray for all of his family.

RCSD Chaplain Rev. Steven Bouknight RCSD Chaplain March 17th, 2025

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-SC-7B5D6F8D
Stewardship
Maintained by NeuraWeb Global Inc.
Added to badge.nw
April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

Honored here by 1 sentinel - 1 tribute.

Are you family? This record can be claimed and maintained by those who knew Jacob. Claim this record.

This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.

Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Salrin gave the Richland County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Columbia community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Salrin.

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

Agency

Location Columbia, SC
Platform Identity rcso.richland.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 29, 2023
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 23
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Jacob Eric Salrin 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 Richland County Sheriff's Dept., 4 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 57.1% of this agency's fallen.

Richland County Sheriff's Dept.
4
of 7 officers
57.1% 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. Jacob Eric Salrin'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 Jacob Eric Salrin Compares

Age at End of Watch
23
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob Eric Salrin is highlighted in Sep.

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