Jeremy McCain
Deputy Sheriff

Jeremy McCain

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department — Oklahoma City, OK
Accident
End of Watch March 20, 2023
Age 36
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
The Vigil Panel 181 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy McCain succumbed to injuries received when his patrol car struck a gate at the Oklahoma Christian School at 4680 E 2nd Street in Edmund at 6:50 pm.

He was leaving the school campus when his patrol vehicle struck a partially opened gate while driving less than 10 miles per hour. The gate crashed through his front windshield and pinned him in the vehicle. He was transported to OU Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries 10 days later.

Deputy McCain had served with the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff McCain gave the Oklahoma County Sheriff's Office 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oklahoma City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff McCain.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, OK
Platform Identity ocso.oklahoma.ok.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 20, 2023
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 36
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

The Sacrifice · Accident

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

33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2023, 43 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 106th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
II

Who

Jeremy was 36. 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. Jeremy had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. 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.

Every cause
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His people

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department has 11 officers remembered here, Jeremy among them.

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Where

Deputy Sheriff Jeremy McCain

Oklahoma County Sheriff's Department · End of Watch March 20, 2023

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 27-E

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