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Officer Glenn Austraw was killed in a crash on his way to a required training course. As he was driving on Interstate 10 near Davis Highway, a tractor-trailer cut him off, and his personal truck flipped over numerous times in the median. The driver of the tractor-trailer fled the scene of the accident and was never apprehended. Officer Austraw was pronounced dead at the scene. Although he was driving his personal vehicle, he was in uniform at the time of the crash. Officer Austraw had served with the Pensacola Police Department for one year. He is survived by his expectant wife and his young son. His wife later gave birth to his daughter, born on his birthday.
Survivors
He is survived by his expectant wife and his young son.
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You barely got started.
Officer Austraw gave the Pensacola Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Pensacola community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Austraw.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Pensacola Police Department has lost 15 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Glenn is one of 314 officers lost to accidents in FL, 31.2% of the 1,006 remembered there.
Glenn is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Glenn 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 1997, 1 officer at Pensacola Police Department was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1997, 3 officers in FL were lost to accidents, the 37th heaviest of 95 years on record. The heaviest was 1981, with 9.
In 1997, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1997, 85 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 47th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Glenn was 27. Of the 2 lost to accidents at Pensacola Police Department whose age is recorded, half were between 27.3 and 27.8; the middle age was 27.5. Glenn had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 1 years.
Glenn was 27. Of the 293 lost to accidents in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 35. Glenn had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Glenn was 27. 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. Glenn had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Glenn was 27. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Glenn had served 1 year; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
February holds 40% of these deaths at Pensacola Police Department, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 40%.
February holds 10.5% of these deaths in FL, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 14.3%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
February holds 7.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.3% of all 15 deaths at Pensacola Police Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.2% of all 1,006 deaths in FL, 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
Pensacola Police Department has 15 officers remembered here, Glenn among them.
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John William Robert Gordon Sep 22, 1889
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John Yelverton Jun 3, 1899
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William B. Burnham Mar 18, 1906
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J. D. Carter Apr 4, 1909
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C. F. Bazzell Mar 16, 1932
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Clinton A. Green Feb 26, 1938
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Archie Bowman Aug 19, 1938
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Herbert Hatcher Jan 15, 1939
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Edward O'Brien Pursell
Aug 12, 1944
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Louis J. Champa May 27, 1951
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Curtis Neal Jones
Jun 27, 1980
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Amos Cross
Sep 12, 1980
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Stephen A. Taylor
Oct 19, 1982
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Glenn Rowe Austraw
Feb 26, 1997
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Adam George Bernard McCoy
Apr 26, 2020
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-E
What is kept
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