Edward C. Taylor
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Trooper

Edward C. Taylor

Georgia State Patrol — Atlanta, GA
Accident
End of Watch June 26, 1971
Age 25
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Badge 696
The Vigil Panel 108 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Taylor was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a vehicle accident on GA-44 near Eatonton. Trooper Taylor had served with the Georgia State Patrol for 11 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Taylor served with the Georgia State Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Georgia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Taylor.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Atlanta, Fulton County, GA
Platform Identity ghp.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 26, 1971
Tour of Duty 11 mo
Age 25
Badge Number 696
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1971, 79 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 29th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edward 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. Edward had served 0.9 years; 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

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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By day of the week
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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Georgia State Patrol has 29 officers remembered here, Edward among them.

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Where

Trooper Edward C. Taylor

Georgia State Patrol · End of Watch June 26, 1971

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-W

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