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Sheriff Ole Solberg succumbed to injuries from an automobile accident near Arlington, South Dakota while returning from the State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls to drop off a prisoner.
Sheriff Solberg's vehicle went out of control on the icy road surface.
Sheriff Solberg had been sworn in as sheriff only six weeks earlier. His wife was appointed to complete his term as sheriff.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Solberg served with the Brown County Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Aberdeen community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Solberg.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Brown County Sheriff's Office has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Ole is one of 19 officers lost to accidents in SD, 29.7% of the 64 remembered there.
Ole is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Ole is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1939, 1 officer in SD was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1939, 61 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 72nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1939, 80 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 57th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Ole had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 7.9 years.
Ole had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Ole had served 0.1 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
February holds 15.8% of these deaths in SD; November holds the most, 15.8%. Saturdays: 21.1%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Brown County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.7% of all 64 deaths in SD, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Brown County Sheriff's Office has 2 officers remembered here, Ole among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 46-E
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