Richard Scholz
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Richard Scholz

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Accident
End of Watch September 18, 1948
Age 25
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Richard Scholz was killed in an automobile crash at the corner of Divisadero Street and Bush Street. Officer Scholz was responding to a call of a robbery shooting when his patrol car collided with another automobile at the intersection. Two other officers received minor injuries, and four civilians were injured. The call turned out to be an accidental firearm discharge. Officer Scholz was a United States Army Air Forces World War II decorated pilot and had served with the San Francisco Police Department for 1 1/2 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his mother, father, sister, and niece.

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You barely got started.
Officer Scholz gave the San Francisco Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Scholz.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 18, 1948
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Richard 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 1948, 74 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 36th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Richard was 25. 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. Richard had served 1.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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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

San Francisco Police Department has 106 officers remembered here, Richard among them.

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Where

Officer Richard Scholz

San Francisco Police Department · End of Watch September 18, 1948

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-E

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