Kyle Patrick Barber
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Trooper

Kyle Patrick Barber

Accident
End of Watch May 19, 2009
Age 46
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
The Vigil Panel 158 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Kyle Barber succumbed to complications of injuries sustained two years earlier when he was struck by a vehicle.

He was assisting another trooper who had stopped an ATV on a rural road in Wilkes County. During the stop, the ATV rolled and pinned him against his patrol car, causing him to suffer major injuries.

As a result of the injuries, Trooper Barber had undergone 10 surgeries and other treatment to his lower legs. He passed away from complication of the most recent surgery.

Trooper Barber had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 24 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

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24 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Barber gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Barber.

— 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 May 19, 2009
Tour of Duty 24 yrs
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

The Sacrifice · Accident

Kyle 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 2009, 57 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 81st heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Kyle was 46. 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. Kyle had served 24 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
Where he stood among them
Age by years of service
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When

May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.

By month
By day of the week
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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
Weapons recorded
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His people

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

Across the years
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Where

Trooper Kyle Patrick Barber

North Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch May 19, 2009

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 38-W

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