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Incident
Corporal Deen was killed in an automobile accident while responding to an accident with injuries call.
Survivors
He had been with the agency for five years and was survived by his wife and three children.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Deen gave the Idaho State Police 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Idaho. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Deen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Idaho State Police has lost 4 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Douglas is one of 21 officers lost to accidents in ID, 29.2% of the 72 remembered there.
Douglas is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Douglas 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 1979, 1 officer in ID was lost to accidents, the 3rd heaviest of 19 years on record. The heaviest was 1968, with 2.
In 1979, 70 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 48th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1979, 88 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 41st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Douglas was 32. Of the 19 lost to accidents in ID whose age is recorded, half were between 35 and 58; the middle age was 49. Douglas had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Douglas was 32. 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. Douglas had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Douglas was 32. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Douglas had served 5 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
August holds 14.3% of these deaths in ID; May holds the most, 23.8%. Sundays: 23.8%.
August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.
August holds 9.3% of these deaths worldwide, more than any other month. Sundays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 4 deaths at Idaho State Police, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.2% of all 72 deaths in ID, 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
Idaho State Police has 4 officers remembered here, Douglas among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 34-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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