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Corporal Kevin Cusack was killed driving his patrol car when he was involved in a single-vehicle accident.
He was on patrol when his patrol car left the road as he drove on State Highway 200 about six miles south of Lancaster. Corporal Cusack was killed as a result.
Corporal Cusack had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for 21 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his three children, mother, three sisters, and one brother.
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21 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Cusack gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Cusack.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
South Carolina Highway Patrol has lost 52 officers; 31 of them lost to accidents.
Dana is one of 139 officers lost to accidents in SC, 31.4% of the 442 remembered there.
Dana is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Dana 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 2010, 1 officer at South Carolina Highway Patrol was lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 30 years on record. The heaviest was 1941, with 2.
In 2010, 2 officers in SC were lost to accidents, the 19th heaviest of 71 years on record. The heaviest was 1986, with 6.
In 2010, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 2010, 79 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 60th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Dana was 45. Of the 25 lost to accidents at South Carolina Highway Patrol whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 36; the middle age was 31. Dana had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 3 years.
Dana was 45. Of the 120 lost to accidents in SC whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 41; the middle age was 34. Dana had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Dana was 45. 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. Dana had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Dana was 45. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Dana had served 21 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
March holds 3.2% of these deaths at South Carolina Highway Patrol; June holds the most, 19.4%. Saturdays: 19.4%.
March holds 4.3% of these deaths in SC; June holds the most, 13.7%. Saturdays: 11.5%.
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 59.6% of all 52 deaths at South Carolina Highway Patrol, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.4% of all 442 deaths in SC, 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
South Carolina Highway Patrol has 52 officers remembered here, Dana among them.
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Ralph W. McCracken Oct 12, 1931
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William Pierre Lancaster
Jun 9, 1932
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John Davenport Cunningham
Jun 1, 1933
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Hansford McKinley Reeves
Feb 15, 1934
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Edwin DeRonda Milam
Dec 25, 1934
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Edward M. Hennecy
Nov 19, 1935
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Kenneth Earl McNeill
Jan 2, 1937
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Lide Lawson Rhodes
Jul 15, 1938
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Walter T. Bell
Feb 4, 1939
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Harlan M. Smith
Sep 23, 1940
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George G. Broome
May 28, 1941
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Joseph P. Monroe Sep 30, 1941
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Norris Nettles
Jan 4, 1942
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Albert T. Sealy
Oct 4, 1950
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Arnold R. Carter
Jun 18, 1956
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Harry Boyd Ray
Sep 7, 1958
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Henry C. Yonce
May 19, 1959
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John Ray Riddle
Jan 15, 1961
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Marion Charles Steele
Sep 10, 1966
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Richard Varn Woods
Aug 19, 1969
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Alfred A. Thomason
Jul 27, 1970
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Jimmy A. Traylor
Dec 25, 1970
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Roy Odes Caffey
Oct 8, 1972
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Fulton House Anthony
Mar 10, 1973
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Ben Wesley Strickland
May 31, 1974
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Willie Edward Peeples
Jun 8, 1979
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Robert A. Mobley
Jul 19, 1979
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David Lee Alverson
Nov 13, 1981
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John R. Clinton
May 24, 1983
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Bruce Kenneth Smalls
Sep 27, 1985
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Robert Paul Perry, Jr.
Apr 15, 1987
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George Tillman Radford
Oct 29, 1988
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Harry Mckinley Coker Jr.
Jun 21, 1989
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Marvin Leroy Titus
Nov 20, 1991
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David Hunter O'Brien
Dec 14, 1991
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Hardy Merl Godbold
Feb 29, 1992
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Mark Hunter Coates
Nov 20, 1992
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Randall Lamar Hester
Apr 20, 1994
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Michael Allen Chappell
Apr 17, 1995
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Randall Scott Hewitt
Jun 23, 1996
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Frankie Lee Lingard
Dec 31, 1997
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Jacob Ham, Jr.
Feb 8, 1998
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David Travis Bailey
Apr 5, 2000
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Eric Francis Nicholson
Dec 6, 2000
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Michael Joseph Rao
Jun 12, 2002
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Kenneth Jeffrey Johnson
Jul 7, 2002
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Jonathan Wade Parker
May 16, 2005
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James Darryl Haynes, II
Feb 1, 2008
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Jonathan Shea Nash
Sep 19, 2009
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Dana Kevin Cusack
Mar 27, 2010
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Daniel Keith Rebman, Jr.
Oct 24, 2017
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Dennis Ricks
Aug 13, 2025
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 49-E
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