Jean Estelle Daugharty
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Deputy Sheriff

Jean Estelle Daugharty

Accident
End of Watch January 24, 1993
Age 36
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Jean Daugharty was killed when her patrol car struck a utility pole as she tried to pass another vehicle on the way to a domestic dispute call. She was attempting to pass a vehicle pulling a boat on County Road 437, near Wolf Branch Road, when the crash occurred. A deputy who had just graduated from the academy and whom she was training was injured in the crash. Deputy Daugharty had served with the Lake County Sheriff's Office for nine years.

Survivors

She was survived by her parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Daugharty gave the Lake County Sheriff's Office 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tavares community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Daugharty.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Tavares, Lake County, FL
Platform Identity lcso.lake.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 24, 1993
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 36
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Jean 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 1993, 58 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 77th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Jean was 36. 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. Jean had served 9 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

January holds 7.7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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Her people

Lake County Sheriff's Office has 10 officers remembered here, Jean among them.

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Where

Deputy Sheriff Jean Estelle Daugharty

Lake County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch January 24, 1993

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 53-W

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