Robin H. Nye
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Police Officer

Robin H. Nye

Columbus Division of Police — Columbus, OH
Accident
End of Watch January 4, 1991
Age 52
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Badge 750
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Nye was killed when his patrol car was broadsided at the intersection of Cassidy Street and Airport Drives while responding to a call for help. Officer Nye's partner was critically injured and forced to give up his career as a law enforcement officer. Officer Nye had served with the Columbus Division of Police for 26 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and five children.

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Nye gave the Columbus Division of Police 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Nye.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Columbus, Franklin County, OH
Platform Identity cdpd.franklin.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 4, 1991
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 52
Badge Number 750
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Robin is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.

34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1991, 52 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 90th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Robin was 52. 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. Robin had served 26 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%. Fridays: 15.1%.

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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

Columbus Division of Police has 59 officers remembered here, Robin among them.

Across the years

Police Officer Robin H. Nye

Columbus Division of Police · End of Watch January 4, 1991

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 12-E

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