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Deputy Sheriff Franklin Strohl succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash two days earlier He was responding to a traffic accident in North Ridgeville when his motorcycle collided with a car that was turning left at the intersection of Cleveland Street and Olive Street. He was transported to Elyria Clinic where he succumbed to his injuries two days later. Deputy Strohl had served with the Lorain County Sheriff's Department for six months.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Strohl served with the Lorain County Sheriff's Department.
Thank you for your service to the Elyria community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Strohl.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Lorain County Sheriff's Department has lost 5 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Franklin is one of 319 officers lost to accidents in OH, 32.1% of the 993 remembered there.
Franklin is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Franklin 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 1930, 3 officers in OH were lost to accidents, the 35th heaviest of 125 years on record. The heaviest was 1925, with 8.
In 1930, 113 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1930, 131 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
Who
Franklin was 32. Of the 310 lost to accidents in OH whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 37. Franklin had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Franklin was 32. 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. Franklin had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Franklin was 32. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Franklin had served 0.5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
June holds 3.8% of these deaths in OH; July holds the most, 12.2%. Fridays: 16.9%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
June holds 7.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 40% of all 5 deaths at Lorain County Sheriff's Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 32.1% of all 993 deaths in OH, 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
Lorain County Sheriff's Department has 5 officers remembered here, Franklin among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-W
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