Donald W. Allred
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Police Officer

Donald W. Allred

Winston-Salem Police Department — Winston-Salem, NC
Accident
End of Watch January 3, 1983
Age 39
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Donald Allred succumbed to injuries received five days earlier when he was struck by a truck while investigating an automobile accident.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Allred gave the Winston-Salem Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Winston-Salem community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Allred.

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

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Type Other
Location Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, NC
Platform Identity wpd.forsyth.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1983
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

The Sacrifice · Accident

Donald 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 1983, 74 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 36th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

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Who

Donald 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. Donald had served 17 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%. 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

Winston-Salem Police Department has 19 officers remembered here, Donald among them.

Police Officer Donald W. Allred

Winston-Salem Police Department · End of Watch January 3, 1983

Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 60-E

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