Jody Benjamin Sadek
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Sergeant

Jody Benjamin Sadek

Hendersonville Police Department — Hendersonville, TN
Accident
End of Watch September 20, 1988
Age 29
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Sadek was killed in a motorcycle accident while attempting to catch up to a traffic violator. His police motorcycle struck the back of a truck, causing fatal injuries. Sergeant Sadek had served with the agency for 4 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, parents, and four sisters.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-TN-3650AE82
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Sadek gave the Hendersonville Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Hendersonville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Sadek.

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

Agency

Location Hendersonville, TN
Platform Identity hpd.sumner.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 20, 1988
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Jody Benjamin Sadek 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Hendersonville Police Department, 3 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 60% of this agency's fallen.

Hendersonville Police Department
3
of 5 officers
60% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% 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. Jody Benjamin Sadek'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 Jody Benjamin Sadek Compares

Age at End of Watch
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jody Benjamin Sadek is highlighted in Sep.

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