Charles H. Dickey, Jr.
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Deputy Sheriff

Charles H. Dickey, Jr.

Accident
End of Watch March 18, 1984
Age 30
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Charles Dickey was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a domestic disturbance in Benson. He was rounding a curve on a wet road when his patrol car flipped over. Deputy Dickey had been with the Cache County Sheriff's Office for four years and previously served with the Hyrum Police Department.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Dickey gave the Cache County Sheriff's Office 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Logan community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Dickey.

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

Agency

Location Logan, UT
Platform Identity ccso.cache.ut.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 18, 1984
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Charles H. Dickey, Jr. 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 UT, 49 of 138 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 35.5% of this state's fallen. That is 4.5 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Cache County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.

Cache County Sheriff's Office
2
of 3 officers
66.7% Accident
UT — Statewide
49
of 138 officers
35.5% 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. Charles H. Dickey, Jr.'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 Charles H. Dickey, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
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. Charles H. Dickey, Jr. is highlighted in Mar.

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

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