Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Allan Brazzell was struck and killed by a drunk driver while removing debris from Bethel Church Road at approximately 2:00 am. The blue lights on his patrol vehicle were activated as he removed a couch from the road. He was walking back to his patrol car when he was struck. The driver had a blood alcohol level of .204. He was sentenced to 10 years, but had five years suspended. Sergeant Brazzell was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Sumter County Sheriff's Office for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Brazzell gave the Sumter County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Sumter community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Allan Reid Brazzell served in the Air Force (1969â1973) before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant Allan Reid Brazzell is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 271 of 438 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.9% of this state's fallen. That is 7.7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At Sumter County Sheriff's Dept., 5 of 5 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Allan Reid Brazzell's cause is highlighted.
How Allan Reid Brazzell Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 10 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Allan Reid Brazzell is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Allan Reid Brazzell was killed by automobile; alcohol involved.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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