William Hawthorne Andrews
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Trooper

William Hawthorne Andrews

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA
Accident Veteran
End of Watch October 3, 1946
Age 24
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper William Andrews succumbed to injuries sustained in an automobile accident four days earlier while responding to an assist another trooper in Crewe, Virginia. Trooper Andrews was a U.S. Navy veteran of WWII.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-VA-B5CA58C4
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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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.
Trooper Andrews served with the Virginia State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location North Chesterfield, VA
Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 3, 1946
Age 24
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

William Hawthorne Andrews served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Trooper William Hawthorne Andrews 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.

At Virginia State Police, 32 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 61.5% of this agency's fallen.

Virginia State Police
32
of 52 officers
61.5% Accident
VA — Statewide
203
of 654 officers
31% 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. William Hawthorne Andrews'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 William Hawthorne Andrews Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William Hawthorne Andrews is highlighted in Oct.

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