Edrees Mukhtar
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Police Officer

Edrees Mukhtar

San Antonio Police Department — San Antonio, TX
Accident
End of Watch December 29, 2012
Age 28
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Edrees Mukhtar succumbed to injuries sustained three weeks earlier while responding to a call for service at approximately 2:45 am.

His patrol car slid after striking a wet spot in the 3700 block of Medical Drive, near I-10. The car struck a curb and then collided with an oncoming pickup truck. Officer Mukhtar was transported to University Hospital.

Officer Mukhtar had served with the San Antonio Police Department for 19 months.

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You barely got started.
Police Officer Mukhtar gave the San Antonio Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the San Antonio community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Mukhtar.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location San Antonio, Bexar County, TX
Platform Identity sapd.bexar.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 29, 2012
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 7 mo
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2012, 51 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 94th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Edrees was 28. 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. Edrees had served 1.6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.

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How

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

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His people

San Antonio Police Department has 64 officers remembered here, Edrees among them.

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Where

Police Officer Edrees Mukhtar

San Antonio Police Department · End of Watch December 29, 2012

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-E

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