Deputy Sheriff

Mitchell Robinson

Accident
End of Watch October 5, 1933
Age 21
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Mitchell Robinson succumbed to injuries sustained four days earlier when he fell from the running board of a vehicle.

He was patrolling along with members of the West Virginia State Police when they attempted to stop a vehicle. As the vehicle he was riding started to slow down, he opened the door to get onto the running board but fell off and struck his head. He was transported to a hospital in Welch where he remained until he succumbed to his injuries.

Deputy Robinson had served with the McDowell County Sheriff's Department for only one year.

He was buried at Marion, Virginia.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother and sister.

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You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Robinson gave the McDowell County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Welch community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Robinson.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Welch, McDowell County, WV
Platform Identity mcso.mcdowell.wv.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 5, 1933
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Mitchell is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1933, 77 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Mitchell was 21. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Mitchell had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

McDowell County Sheriff's Office has 13 officers remembered here, Mitchell among them.

Deputy Sheriff Mitchell Robinson

McDowell County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch October 5, 1933

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 4-E

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