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Deputy Darryn Robins was accidentally shot and killed on Christmas Day by another deputy as they re-enacted an earlier traffic stop during a training exercise in a parking lot in Lake Forest. He served with the Orange County Sheriff's Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, 18-month-old daughter, his mother, and three sisters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Robins gave the Orange County Sheriff's Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Santa Ana community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Robins.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Orange County Sheriff's Department has lost 10 officers; 4 of them lost to accidents.
Darryn is one of 720 officers lost to accidents in CA, 39.2% of the 1,839 remembered there.
Darryn is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Darryn is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,102 remembered here.
34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1993, 5 officers in CA were lost to accidents, the 68th heaviest of 128 years on record. The heaviest was 1969, with 14.
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.
In 1993, 69 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 75th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Darryn was 30. Of the 690 lost to accidents in CA whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 42.8; the middle age was 35. Darryn had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Darryn was 30. 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. Darryn had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Darryn was 30. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Darryn had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
December holds 7.9% of these deaths in CA; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 13.1%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 40% of all 10 deaths at Orange County Sheriff's Department, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 39.2% of all 1,839 deaths in CA, 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 34,102 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Orange County Sheriff's Department has 10 officers remembered here, Darryn among them.
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Robert Squires
Dec 16, 1912
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Ezra Stanley
Nov 19, 1940
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Robert Shultz
Apr 21, 1958
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Mark Steven Tonkin
Oct 24, 1988
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Darryn Leroy Robins
Dec 25, 1993
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Bradley Jay Riches
Jun 12, 1999
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Steven Edward Parsons
Jun 24, 2000
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Matthew Ray Davis
Sep 22, 2002
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Ira Gabor Essoe, Sr.
Feb 4, 2010
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Carlos J. Cammon
Aug 23, 2019
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 3-E
What is kept
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