Incident
Master Trooper Benjamin Wallace suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after assisting at the scene of an accident with injuries on NC 242.
He completed his shift and returned home where he suffered a fatal heart attack shortly after midnight.
Trooper Wallace had served with the North Carolina Highway Patrol for 10-1/2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by one child.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Master Trooper Wallace gave the North Carolina Highway Patrol 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of North Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Master Trooper Wallace.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Cardiac
North Carolina Highway Patrol has lost 69 officers; 3 of them lost to cardiac events.
Benjamin is one of 33 officers lost to cardiac events in NC, 5% of the 664 remembered there.
Benjamin is one of 1,307 officers lost to cardiac events in the United States, 4.7% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Benjamin is one of 1,309 officers lost to cardiac events worldwide, 3.8% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 2018, 1 officer in NC was lost to cardiac events, the 5th heaviest of 29 years on record. The heaviest was 1967, with 2.
In 2018, 20 officers in the United States were lost to cardiac events, the 10th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
In 2018, 20 officers worldwide were lost to cardiac events, the 10th heaviest of 139 years on record. The heaviest was 2014, with 24.
Who
Benjamin was 45. Of the 33 lost to cardiac events in NC whose age is recorded, half were between 38 and 53; the middle age was 46. Benjamin had served 10.6 years; the middle length of service was 17 years.
Benjamin was 45. Of the 1,249 lost to cardiac events in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 43 and 55; the middle age was 48. Benjamin had served 10.6 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
Benjamin was 45. Of the 1,251 lost to cardiac events worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 42.5 and 55; the middle age was 48. Benjamin had served 10.6 years; the middle length of service was 15 years.
When
November holds 3% of these deaths in NC; January holds the most, 15.2%. Fridays: 21.2%.
November holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; January holds the most, 9.6%. Fridays: 15.8%.
November holds 8.6% of these deaths worldwide; January holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.8%.
How
Cardiac deaths account for 4.3% of all 69 deaths at North Carolina Highway Patrol, the 3rd most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 5% of all 664 deaths in NC, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 4.7% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 4th most common cause.
Cardiac deaths account for 3.8% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 4th most common cause.
His people
North Carolina Highway Patrol has 69 officers remembered here, Benjamin among them.
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George Ira Thompson
Jul 2, 1929
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Alfonso Jerome Hedgpeth
Oct 23, 1931
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Albert Strong Boney
Nov 15, 1931
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Clarence LeGette Fidler
Mar 20, 1936
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Ralph W. Arnold
Sep 17, 1936
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Isaac Thomas Moore
Jun 18, 1937
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George Cabel Penn
Aug 22, 1937
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A. Brister Smart
Mar 2, 1939
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Henry Thomas Timberlake
Dec 1, 1939
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Thomas B. Whatley
Dec 29, 1947
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Weaver Howard Hogan
Mar 2, 1948
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Joseph Robert Davis
May 3, 1948
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Charles Elem Galloway
May 3, 1948
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Paul Winifred Smith
May 27, 1948
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Richard Warren Jackson
Sep 3, 1949
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Clyde Brown Avent
Dec 12, 1949
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James Thomas Brown
Nov 5, 1957
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Wister Lee Reece
Nov 5, 1957
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Harry Thomas Long
Dec 18, 1959
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David Baxter Searcy
Oct 15, 1960
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Henry Alton Hight, Jr.
May 31, 1962
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Leslie Eugene Pace
Jan 24, 1963
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William Thomas Herbin
Aug 31, 1964
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James Hugh Marshburn
Sep 19, 1964
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John William Wallin
Apr 1, 1966
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Cecil Hartwell Hoffman
Mar 15, 1968
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Paul Johnson Williams
Nov 8, 1970
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Clyde Stephen Perry
Jul 2, 1972
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Joseph Griffin Wright
Sep 27, 1972
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Larry Thomas Walton
Dec 2, 1972
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Robert Randall East
Dec 21, 1972
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Leonard Meeks, Jr.
Dec 25, 1972
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William James Smith, Jr.
Jan 12, 1974
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John Scott Hackett, Jr.
Jun 19, 1974
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James Alvin Parker
Jun 19, 1974
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Jack Daniel Templeton
Sep 30, 1974
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William Dean Arledge
Oct 5, 1974
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Lawrence Canipe, Jr.
Oct 5, 1974
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Guy Thomas Davis, Jr.
Sep 2, 1975
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Hugh Richard Griffin, Sr.
Sep 14, 1975
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Robert Lee Peterson
May 31, 1979
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Giles Arthur Harmon
Apr 9, 1985
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Raymond Earl Worley
May 14, 1985
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Bobby Lee Coggins
Sep 14, 1985
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William Edward Bayless, III
Feb 5, 1988
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Michael Louis Martin
Jul 22, 1988
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Damion Cortez Roberts
Aug 8, 1996
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Lloyd Edward Lowry
Sep 23, 1997
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William Joseph Starling
Jul 20, 1998
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David Harold Dees
Apr 4, 1999
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William Bryant Davis
Oct 21, 1999
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John Henry Duncan, Jr.
Jan 9, 2001
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Calvin Eugene Taylor
Oct 3, 2001
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Anthony Greg Cogdill
May 30, 2003
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Joseph Wynford Oliver
Mar 24, 2004
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David Shawn Blanton, Jr.
Jun 17, 2008
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Andrew James Stocks
Sep 9, 2008
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Kyle Patrick Barber
May 19, 2009
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Bobby Gene Demuth, Jr.
Sep 8, 2012
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Brandon Carroll Peterson
Apr 7, 2017
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Samuel Newton Bullard
May 21, 2018
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Kevin Keith Conner
Oct 17, 2018
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Benjamin Derek Wallace
Nov 2, 2018
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Nolan James Sanders
Mar 27, 2020
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Timothy Lee Howell
Jan 7, 2021
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James Brent Montgomery
Mar 15, 2021
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John Sumter Horton
Jan 3, 2022
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Stien Davis, Jr.
Feb 22, 2026
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Steven J. Perry
Mar 1, 2026
Where
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