Lloyd Elwood Yoder
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Chief of Police

Lloyd Elwood Yoder

Accident
End of Watch February 19, 1942
Age 41
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Chief of Police Lloyd Yoder succumbed to injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash the previous day on North Spring Street.

He was patrolling the borough when his motorcycle struck a patch of ice and went out of control. He suffered a fractured skull as a result of the crash and died in a local hospital.

Chief Yoder had served with the Everett Borough Police Department for 17 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief of Police Yoder gave the Everett Borough Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Everett community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Yoder.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Everett, Bedford County, PA
Platform Identity ebpd.bedford.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 19, 1942
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Motorcycle crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

Lloyd 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 1942, 65 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 65th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Lloyd was 41. 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. Lloyd had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

February holds 7.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Thursdays: 14%.

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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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Where

Chief of Police Lloyd Elwood Yoder

Everett Borough Police Department · End of Watch February 19, 1942

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