Lide Lawson Rhodes
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Patrolman

Lide Lawson Rhodes

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC
Accident
End of Watch July 15, 1938
Age 21
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman L. Lawson Rhodes was killed in a motorcycle accident while on patrol in Darlington County.

Patrolman Rhodes was on duty in Chesterfield County and died instantly when his motorcycle was struck by a car coming from a side road.

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BO-US-SC-D460791F
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Rhodes served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Rhodes.

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

Agency

Location Blythewood, SC
Platform Identity schp.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1938
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Lide Lawson Rhodes 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 South Carolina Highway Patrol, 31 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.6% of this agency's fallen.

South Carolina Highway Patrol
31
of 52 officers
59.6% 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. Lide Lawson Rhodes'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 Lide Lawson Rhodes Compares

Age at End of Watch
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lide Lawson Rhodes is highlighted in Jul.

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