Andrew Jordan Rameas
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Police Officer

Andrew Jordan Rameas

Harker Heights Police Department — Harker Heights, TX
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch December 20, 2010
Age 33
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Andrew Rameas was killed in a motorcycle crash while escorting a funeral procession through Killeen.

The procession was traveling on W. Stan Schlueter Loop when an SUV turned in front of Officer Rameas' motorcycle as he followed behind the procession. Officer Rameas was unable to avoid a collision and struck the passenger side of the vehicle.

He was flown to Scott and White Memorial Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

Officer Rameas was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Harker Heights Police Department for 16 months. He had previously served with the Carmichaels Borough Police Department, North Belle Vernon Police Department, and Greene County Sheriff's Department in Pennsylvania, as well as the Department of Veterans Affairs Police Department and Fort Hood Police Department in Texas.

Survivors

He was survived by his parents.

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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.
Police Officer Rameas gave the Harker Heights Police Department 13 years.
Thank you for your service to the Harker Heights community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Harker Heights, TX
Platform Identity hhpd.bell.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 20, 2010
Tour of Duty 13 yrs
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Andrew Jordan Rameas served in the Army (2003–2004) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Andrew Jordan Rameas 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Harker Heights Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Harker Heights Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
TX — Statewide
653
of 2,421 officers
27% 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. Andrew Jordan Rameas'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 Andrew Jordan Rameas Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
13
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew Jordan Rameas is highlighted in Dec.

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

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