Charles Snover

Waukesha County Sheriff's Department — Waukesha, WI

Accident

End of Watch July 28, 1935

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

Incident

Deputy Snover was killed in a motorcycle accident when his motorcycle collided head-on with a car while he was attempting to catch up to a speeder.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Snover served with the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Waukesha community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Snover.

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

Agency

Department Waukesha County Sheriff's Department

Location Waukesha, WI

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

Service Record

End of Watch July 28, 1935

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Charles Snover 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%.

At Waukesha County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Waukesha County Sheriff's Department

of 4 officers

50% Accident

WI — Statewide

124

of 317 officers

39.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident