Harry Lee Allen
Investigator

Harry Lee Allen

Colorado Springs Police Department — Colorado Springs, CO
Accident
End of Watch December 22, 1975
Age 40
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Badge 102
Gender Male

Incident

Investigator Harry Allen was struck by a vehicle while investigating the scene of an earlier accident. While taking measurements in the roadway a second vehicle struck him, carrying him 150 feet before he fell to the ground. The driver was convicted of careless and reckless driving and fined $25. Investigator Allen had served with the agency for 10 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and three children.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Investigator Allen gave the Colorado Springs Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Colorado Springs community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Investigator Allen.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Colorado Springs, El Paso County, CO
Platform Identity cspd.elpaso.co.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 22, 1975
Tour of Duty 10 yrs
Age 40
Badge Number 102
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Harry is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,102 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1975, 67 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 59th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Harry was 40. 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. Harry had served 10 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

December holds 8.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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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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His people

Colorado Springs Police Department has 13 officers remembered here, Harry among them.

Investigator Harry Lee Allen

Colorado Springs Police Department · End of Watch December 22, 1975

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 52-W

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