Roy Arthur Williams
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Sergeant

Roy Arthur Williams

Accident
End of Watch August 22, 1991
Age 43
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Badge 185
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Williams was killed in a single car accident on Jane's Scenic Highway while returning from a call to investigate a suspicious aircraft, believed to be used by smugglers. Sergeant Williams' patrol car left the roadway and struck a tree. Sergeant Williams had been with the agency for almost 17 years. He was survived by his wife, four children, sister, and two brothers

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, four children, sister, and two brothers

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Williams gave the Collier County Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Naples community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Williams.

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

Agency

Type Sheriff's Office
Location Naples, Collier County, FL
Platform Identity ccso.collier.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 22, 1991
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 43
Badge Number 185
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Roy 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

Roy was 43. 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. Roy had served 17 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

August holds 9.5% of these deaths in the United States, more than any other month. Thursdays: 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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His people

Collier County Sheriff's Office has 11 officers remembered here, Roy among them.

Sergeant Roy Arthur Williams

Collier County Sheriff's Office · End of Watch August 22, 1991

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 5-E

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