Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Neeley was killed in a single vehicle automobile accident.
The accident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. as the car was rounding a curve and climbing the hill near the oil tank farm. The car crashed into the railing at the side of the Salt Creek highway in Midwest Heights. The railing struck the officer in the mouth, almost decapitating him. Two other occupants of the car were uninjured except for a few minor cuts caused by flying glass. Deputy Neeley was en route to Midwest to take care of some duties in connection with the sheriff's office.
Deputy Neeley had served the Natrona County Sheriff's Office for two years.
The accident occurred shortly after 4 a.m. as the car was rounding a curve and climbing the hill near the oil tank farm. The car crashed into the railing at the side of the Salt Creek highway in Midwest Heights. The railing struck the officer in the mouth, almost decapitating him. Two other occupants of the car were uninjured except for a few minor cuts caused by flying glass.
Deputy Neeley was en route to Midwest to take care of some duties in connection with the sheriff's office.
Deputy Neeley had served the Natrona County Sheriff's Office for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his mother, six sisters, and one brother.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Neeley gave the Natrona County Sheriff's Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Casper community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Neeley.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Grant Neeley 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 WY, 17 of 63 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Natrona County Sheriff's Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Grant Neeley's cause is highlighted.
How Grant Neeley Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Grant Neeley is highlighted in Apr.
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