Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief Hardee was killed in an automobile accident while pursuing a dangerous driver. Chief Hardee received a lookout call from a neighboring town indicating a reckless driver was coming towards his town. Chief Hardee observed the vehicle driving recklessly and gave pursuit. His cruiser struck another vehicle which failed to yield and he was killed instantly.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Hardee served with the Loris Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Loris community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Hardee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police William Bryant Hardee, Sr. 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 Bryant Hardee, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How William Bryant Hardee, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Bryant Hardee, Sr. is highlighted in Jul.