John Reid Sandifer
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John Reid Sandifer

Jackson Police Department — Jackson, MS
Accident
End of Watch September 18, 1994
Age 39
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Sandifer died one day after his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle making a U-turn.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, step-son, and step-daughter, three sisters, four nieces and four nephews.

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

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Jackson, Hinds County, MS
Platform Identity jpd.hinds.ms.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 18, 1994
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

John is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% 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 1994, 81 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 26th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

John was 39. 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.

Age at death
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When

September holds 9.2% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Sundays: 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.

Every cause
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His people

Jackson Police Department has 19 officers remembered here, John among them.

Officer John Reid Sandifer

Jackson Police Department · End of Watch September 18, 1994

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 17-E

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