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Officer Metts succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he fell 40-feet onto railroad tracks near Rivermont Bridge. He was chasing a suspect at the time of the fall.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Metts served with the Lynchburg Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Lynchburg community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Metts.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Lynchburg Police Department has lost 4 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Wiley is one of 203 officers lost to accidents in VA, 31.1% of the 653 remembered there.
Wiley is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Wiley is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1906, 3 officers in VA were lost to accidents, the 12th heaviest of 99 years on record. The heaviest was 1870, with 10.
In 1906, 27 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 118th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1906, 40 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 115th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
When
May holds 6.4% of these deaths in VA; December holds the most, 12.8%. Saturdays: 17.7%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 4 deaths at Lynchburg Police Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.1% of all 653 deaths in VA, 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 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Lynchburg Police Department has 4 officers remembered here, Wiley among them.
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-E
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