Adam Michael Sanderson
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Correctional Officer

Adam Michael Sanderson

Florida Department of Corrections — Tallahassee, FL
Felonious
End of Watch March 6, 2009
Age 32
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Correctional Officer Adam Sanderson was killed in an automobile crash when the driver of a vehicle fleeing the scene of a stabbing struck the Department of Corrections van he was driving head-on in Union County.

Officer Sanderson was killed and another officer injured in the crash on County Road 231 near the Reception and Medical Center. The two officers were conducting a perimeter check while participating in a mock escape drill when the incident occurred.

The person driving the truck, who was also a Department of Corrections employee, had just stabbed his ex-girlfriend in her nearby home crash. He was also killed in the crash.

Officer Sanderson had served with the Florida Department of Corrections for 10 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and son.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Correctional Officer Sanderson gave the Florida Department of Corrections 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Correctional Officer Sanderson.

— 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 March 6, 2009
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Cause Detail Vehicular assault
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Adam is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 2009, 59 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 129th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Adam was 32. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Adam had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

March holds 7.5% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
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His people

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

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Where

Correctional Officer Adam Michael Sanderson

Florida Department of Corrections · End of Watch March 6, 2009

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W

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