Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Chris Paschal succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier in an automobile crash during an ice storm at mile marker 40.5 on northbound I-81.
He was off duty, traveling with his wife and daughter, when he observed another crash. He called the Smyth County dispatch to report the crash. As he spoke to the dispatcher and attempted to stop to offer assistance his vehicle slid on the ice and overturned twice. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered critical injuries.
He was transported to Bristol Regional Medical Center where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.
Corporal Paschal had served with the Smyth County Sheriff's Office for nine years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Paschal gave the Smyth County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Marion community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Paschal.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Christopher Kent Paschal is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In VA, 204 of 655 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Smyth County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Kent Paschal's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Kent Paschal Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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