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Samuel S. Pinney
Incident
Deputy Game Warden Sam Pinney was killed in a single vehicle crash on the old Spanish trail (current-day U.S. Route 90), 20 miles west of DeFuniak Springs at 11:00 p.m.
Deputy Game Warden Pinney and another Game Warden were returning to Pensacola after traveling throughout several West Florida Counties, delivering quail to help prevent extinction. They crashed into a barrier and overturned. It took over an hour to rescue the other deputy from the wrecked vehicle, who survived without minor injuries. Deputy Game Warden Pinney succumbed to his injuries at the scene.
Deputy Game Warden Pinney had served with the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission since its inception in November of 1925, assigned to Escambia County. Prior to serving as a deputy game warden, he was a probation officer.
Survivors
He was survived by one daughter and five sons.
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You barely got started.
Deputy Game Warden Pinney gave the Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Game Warden Pinney.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission has lost 15 officers; 10 of them lost to accidents.
Samuel is one of 314 officers lost to accidents in FL, 31.2% of the 1,006 remembered there.
Samuel is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Samuel 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 1927, 1 officer at Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1927, 4 officers in FL were lost to accidents, the 22nd heaviest of 95 years on record. The heaviest was 1981, with 9.
In 1927, 114 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1927, 119 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 4th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Samuel was 48. Of the 9 lost to accidents at Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 48; the middle age was 32. Samuel had served 1.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Samuel was 48. Of the 293 lost to accidents in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 35. Samuel had served 1.3 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Samuel was 48. 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. Samuel had served 1.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Samuel was 48. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Samuel had served 1.3 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
March holds 10% of these deaths at Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission; August holds the most, 30%. Saturdays: 30%.
March holds 8.9% of these deaths in FL; February holds the most, 10.5%. Saturdays: 16.2%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
March holds 7.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 66.7% of all 15 deaths at Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.2% of all 1,006 deaths in FL, 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.
His people
Florida Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission has 15 officers remembered here, Samuel among them.
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Samuel S. Pinney
Mar 12, 1927
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Robert B. Bell
Sep 19, 1942
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George T. Sharp Dec 21, 1946
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James R. Fields
Dec 24, 1950
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Johnny Ingram Nov 25, 1951
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Noah Therman Smith
Nov 30, 1954
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Joel Lathem Harper Aug 12, 1962
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Marvin John Albritton
Aug 18, 1966
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James G. Thompson
Jun 25, 1968
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Leon Walker
Aug 13, 1970
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Harry Charles Chapin
Nov 5, 1972
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Jimmy Lee Cook
Dec 8, 1972
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Danese Byron Crowder
May 3, 1974
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Margaret E. Park
Dec 13, 1984
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Ray Lynn Barnes
Nov 21, 1987
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 23-E
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