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Deputy Sheriff Glenda Carmack was killed when her vehicle was struck by a flatbed truck as she drove home for lunch in Shreveport.
While Deputy Carmack was driving eastbound on Williamson Way around 1:15 p.m., a driver lost control while traveling westbound over the railroad tracks. His truck crossed the center line and struck Deputy Carmack's vehicle, knocking it into a ditch. Deputy Carmack was airlifted to LSU Medical Center, where she passed away.
Deputy Carmack had served with the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office for 12 years.
Survivors
She was survived by her nine-year-old son, mother, five brothers, and two sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Carmack gave the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Carmack.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office has lost 6 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Glenda is one of 180 officers lost to accidents in LA, 30.3% of the 595 remembered there.
Glenda is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Glenda is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1999, 8 officers in LA were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1999, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1999, 78 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 61st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Glenda was 42. Of the 148 lost to accidents in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Glenda had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 8 years.
Glenda was 42. 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. Glenda had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Glenda was 42. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Glenda had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
April holds 11.1% of these deaths in LA, more than any other month. Mondays: 13.9%.
April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Mondays: 13.4%.
April holds 7% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 6 deaths at Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30.3% of all 595 deaths in LA, 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 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Her people
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office has 6 officers remembered here, Glenda among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 37-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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