Drew Alan Bolin
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Police Officer

Drew Alan Bolin

Austin Police Department — Austin, TX
Felonious
End of Watch June 2, 1995
Age 25
Tour of Duty 5 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Drew Bolin was killed when he was struck by a drunk driver. He was walking towards his cruiser on I-35 when the drunk driver, with a .16 BAC, struck him after driving through a line of flares and around his cruiser. The 23-year-old driver was convicted in 1997 of intoxicated manslaughter and sentenced to 5 years. In 2000, the Texas Parole Board denied her parole. Police Officer Bolin served with the Austin Police Department for five months.

Survivors

He is survived by his parents and fiancée.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Bolin served with the Austin Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Austin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Bolin.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Austin, Hays County, TX
Platform Identity apd.travis.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 2, 1995
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Age 25
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Drew is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% 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 1995, 96 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 58th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Drew was 25. Of the 14,220 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Drew had served 0.4 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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Age by years of service
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When

June holds 8.1% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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By day of the week
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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

Every cause
Weapons recorded
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His people

Austin Police Department has 28 officers remembered here, Drew among them.

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Where

Police Officer Drew Alan Bolin

Austin Police Department · End of Watch June 2, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 15-W

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