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Motorcycle Officer Brooks Winder was killed while performing high-speed tests on a police motorcycle on the Belt Highway near Messanie Street.
His motorcycle began to experience wheel wobble while he was driving at about 75 mph. He was thrown from the motorcycle and suffered a skull fracture.
Officer Winder had served with the St. Joseph Police Department for 18 years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Motorcycle Officer Winder gave the St. Joseph Police Department 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Joseph community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Motorcycle Officer Winder.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
St. Joseph Police Department has lost 13 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Sherman is one of 242 officers lost to accidents in MO, 29.2% of the 829 remembered there.
Sherman is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Sherman is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1940, 1 officer at St. Joseph Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1940, 1 officer in MO was lost to accidents, the 69th heaviest of 112 years on record. The heaviest was 1923, with 8.
In 1940, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1940, 107 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 9th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Sherman was 45. Of the 5 lost to accidents at St. Joseph Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 39 and 54; the middle age was 45. Sherman had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Sherman was 45. Of the 226 lost to accidents in MO whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 42; the middle age was 33. Sherman had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Sherman was 45. 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. Sherman had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Sherman was 45. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Sherman had served 18 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
September holds 60% of these deaths at St. Joseph Police Department, more than any other month. Fridays: 40%.
September holds 9.9% of these deaths in MO; August holds the most, 12.8%. Fridays: 17.4%.
September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
September holds 9.1% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 38.5% of all 13 deaths at St. Joseph Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 829 deaths in MO, 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 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
St. Joseph Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Sherman among them.
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James H. Killion Jun 14, 1917
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Charles Hensley May 14, 1919
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Albert Marsh Hall
Oct 26, 1921
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Thomas A. Johnson
Oct 27, 1921
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John H. House
Jul 28, 1922
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John F. Less
Oct 22, 1923
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Walter A. Wood
Apr 4, 1926
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Sherman Brooks Winder
Sep 13, 1940
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Alva N. Mead
Mar 18, 1944
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Aloysius L. Wisniewski
Sep 16, 1961
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John William Duty
Sep 15, 1991
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Bradley Thomas Arn
Nov 10, 1998
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Dan D. De Kraai
Sep 15, 2010
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 13-E
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