Michael Allen Chappell
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Lance Corporal

Michael Allen Chappell

South Carolina Highway Patrol — Blythewood, SC
Accident
End of Watch April 17, 1995
Age 41
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Badge 669
Gender Male

Incident

Lance Corporal Chappell was killed when his patrol car crashed while he was attempting to stop a traffic violator in Clarendon County. He died of massive head trauma when his patrol car left the roadway and struck a small tree. The vehicle he was attempting to stop was never located. Lance Corporal Chappell had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for eight years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two sons, a sister, and three brothers.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lance Corporal Chappell gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lance Corporal Chappell.

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

Agency

Type Highway Patrol
Location Blythewood, Fairfield County, SC
Platform Identity schp.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 17, 1995
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 41
Badge Number 669
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Michael 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 1995, 73 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 38th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Michael was 41. 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. Michael had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

April holds 7% 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

South Carolina Highway Patrol has 52 officers remembered here, Michael among them.

Across the years

Lance Corporal Michael Allen Chappell

South Carolina Highway Patrol · End of Watch April 17, 1995

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 7-W

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