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Deputy Sheriff

Richard Meyer

Winnebago County Sheriff's Office — Oshkosh, WI

Accident

End of Watch November 13, 2003

Age 27

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Richard Meyer was killed when his patrol car struck construction equipment in the roadway.

Deputy Meyer was responding to back up another deputy for a burglar alarm. While traveling on Breezewood Lane near Pendleton Road in the Town of Neenah, Deputy Meyer entered a construction zone. Deputy Meyer took evasive action to avoid a large gravel pile but ultimately collided with a large piece of construction equipment. After being removed from his patrol car with the jaws of life, Deputy Meyer was transported to Theda Clark Medical Center where he died from his injuries.

Deputy Meyer had served with the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office for three years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and one-year-old son.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Meyer gave the Winnebago County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oshkosh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Meyer.

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

Agency

Department Winnebago County Sheriff's Office

Location Oshkosh, WI

Platform Identity wcso.winnebago.wi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 13, 2003

Tour of Duty 3 yrs

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Richard Meyer 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Winnebago County Sheriff's Office

of 1 officers

100% Accident

WI — Statewide

124

of 317 officers

39.1% 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. Richard Meyer'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 Richard Meyer Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service