Lee Charles Dunn
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Correctional Officer

Lee Charles Dunn

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Accident
End of Watch January 24, 2000
Age 35
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Correctional Officer Lee Dunn was killed in an automobile crash while serving as the Community Control Officer.

He was attempting to make a left turn on State Road 60, 18 miles east of Lake Wales, when the driver of a tractor-trailer tried to pass him on the left, causing a collision.

Officer Dunn had served in law enforcement for 11 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Dunn gave the Florida Department of Corrections 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Dunn.

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

Agency

Type Corrections
Location Tallahassee, Leon County, FL
Platform Identity fdcorr.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 2000
Tour of Duty 11 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Lee 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 2000, 85 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 19th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Lee was 35. 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. Lee had served 11 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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Age by years of service
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When

January holds 7.7% 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

Florida Department of Corrections has 33 officers remembered here, Lee among them.

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Where

Correctional Officer Lee Charles Dunn

Florida Department of Corrections · End of Watch January 24, 2000

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 22-W

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