David Harold Dees
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Trooper

David Harold Dees

Accident
End of Watch April 4, 1999
Age 31
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
The Vigil Panel 146 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper David Dees was killed in a traffic crash on Trinkaloe Road as he was attempting an enforcement action and lost control of his unmarked vehicle.

The vehicle went into a 10-foot-deep ditch, overturned, and he was knocked unconscious. He was found by several deputies and was transported to a local hospital, where he later died before regaining consciousness. His patrol car was found with the emergency lights activated, but he had made no radio contact with dispatch before the crash.

Trooper Dees had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for three years.

The bridge on I-40, at the Duplin County line, was renamed in Trooper Dees' memory in 2003.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sons and daughter.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Dees gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Dees.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Raleigh, NC
Platform Identity nchp.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 4, 1999
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

David 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 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.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

David was 31. 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. David had served 3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 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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His people

North Carolina Highway Patrol has 69 officers remembered here, David among them.

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Where

Trooper David Harold Dees

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch April 4, 1999

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 54-E

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