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Nathan-Michael William Smith
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Trooper II

Nathan-Michael William Smith

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA
Accident
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End of Watch September 21, 2015
Age 27
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
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Gender Male
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Incident

Trooper II Nathan-Michael Smith was killed in a single-vehicle crash at approximately 7:10 am while responding to assist another trooper whom he believed to be in distress at an accident scene in Dinwiddie County.

He was exiting I-295 south onto I-95 north in Prince George County when his patrol car left the roadway, overturned, and struck several trees. He was extricated from the vehicle and flown to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.

The call he was responding to was dispatched as CPR was being performed on another trooper. It was later determined that the trooper was performing CPR on a civilian crash victim.

Trooper Smith had served with the Virginia State Police for 15 months and was assigned to the Richmond Division Area 7 Office.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two children, and parents.

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You barely got started.
Trooper II Smith gave the Virginia State Police 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper II Smith.

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

Agency

Department Virginia State Police
Type State Police
Location North Chesterfield, VA
Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 21, 2015
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 3 mo
Age 27
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Nathan-Michael is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2015, 53 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 88th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Nathan-Michael 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. Nathan-Michael had served 1.2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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

Virginia State Police has 52 officers remembered here, Nathan-Michael among them.

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Where

Trooper II Nathan-Michael William Smith

Virginia State Police · End of Watch September 21, 2015

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-E

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