Donald Lee Mitchell
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Donald Lee Mitchell

Accident
End of Watch July 2, 1972
Age 22
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Donald Mitchell was killed when his patrol car crashed while chasing a drunk driver on Panola Road.

The driver of the other vehicle was arrested after he crashed in the same location.

Officer Mitchell served with the DeKalb County Police Department for one year.

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You barely got started.
Officer Mitchell gave the DeKalb County Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Mitchell.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tucker, DeKalb County, GA
Platform Identity dcpd.dekalb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 2, 1972
Tour of Duty 1 yrs
Age 22
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Accident

Donald is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1972, 85 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 19th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Donald was 22. 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. Donald had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.

By month
By day of the week
IV

How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 6.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

DeKalb County Police Department has 33 officers remembered here, Donald among them.

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Where

Officer Donald Lee Mitchell

DeKalb County Police Department · End of Watch July 2, 1972

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 51-W

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