Jeremy Christopher LaDue
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Deputy Sheriff

Jeremy Christopher LaDue

Charleston County Sheriff's Office — North Charleston, SC
Accident
End of Watch April 13, 2020
Age 29
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 2 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy LaDue was killed in a vehicle crash near the intersection of Savannah Highway and Dobbin Road at approximately 1:40 am.

He was on patrol when another vehicle collided with his patrol car. Deputy LaDue, who was not wearing a seatbelt, suffered fatal injuries. The other driver was also killed in the crash.

Deputy LaDue had served with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office for 14 months.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and a sister.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-SC-F49BAAB7
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff LaDue gave the Charleston County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the North Charleston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff LaDue.

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

Agency

Location North Charleston, SC
Platform Identity ccso.charleston.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 13, 2020
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 2 mo
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy Christopher LaDue 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 Charleston County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.

Charleston County Sheriff's Office
3
of 4 officers
75% 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. Jeremy Christopher LaDue'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 Jeremy Christopher LaDue Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jeremy Christopher LaDue is highlighted in Apr.

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