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Deputy Sheriff Douglas Jones drowned after accidentally driving into a drainage pond during a severe rainstorm. Deputy Jones was en route home when he volunteered to answer an alarm call at a business approximately two miles west of the interchange of I-20 and US Route 1. The following morning Deputy Jones failed to show up for work. A short time later a person at the business called to report that a blue light was sticking out of the surface of the pond. When the pond was drained Deputy Jones' patrol car and body were found. Deputy Jones had been able to exit his patrol car but was unable to crawl up the bank of the pond, as the bank kept giving way. Deputy Jones had served with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department for 15 years.
Survivors
He was a widower and was survived by his seven children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Jones gave the Lexington County Sheriff's Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lexington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Jones.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Lexington County Sheriff's Department has lost 6 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Douglas is one of 139 officers lost to accidents in SC, 31.4% of the 442 remembered there.
Douglas is one of 8,274 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,543 remembered there.
Douglas is one of 10,099 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,910 remembered here.
33,910 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1986, 6 officers in SC were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1986, 82 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1986, 93 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 31st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Douglas was 44. Of the 120 lost to accidents in SC whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 41; the middle age was 34. Douglas had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Douglas was 44. Of the 7,715 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Douglas had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Douglas was 44. Of the 9,448 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Douglas had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 6.5% of these deaths in SC; June holds the most, 13.7%. Thursdays: 15.1%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Thursdays: 14.2%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 6 deaths at Lexington County Sheriff's Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.4% of all 442 deaths in SC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,543 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,910 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Lexington County Sheriff's Department has 6 officers remembered here, Douglas among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 20-W
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