Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Bill Schuck was killed when he became pinned between a tree and his patrol car on a dirt road off the 6000 block of South Carolina Highway 11 North.
His vehicle became stuck at about 1:35 a.m. While he was surveying the car, it suddenly moved forward and pinned him against a tree. A search was initiated after he failed to respond to dispatch via radio or phone. A state trooper located him at approximately 3:00 a.m.
Deputy Schuck had served with the Oconee County Sheriff's Office for two years and had previously served with the West Columbia Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his expectant wife, parents, and sister.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Schuck gave the Oconee County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Walhalla community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Schuck.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff William Frederick Schuck, III 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William Frederick Schuck, III's cause is highlighted.
How William Frederick Schuck, III Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Frederick Schuck, III is highlighted in Feb.