BYRON KEITH CANNON

Officer Rank: Deputy Sheriff
Memorial Panel: 21-W: 25
Department: Richland County, South Carolina, S.O.
End of Watch: May 4, 2005
Cause: AUTO
Age: 26
Years of Service: 2
Description: Deputy Cannon was killed in a automobile accident while following a suspicious vehicle on I-20. The suspect vehicle was thought to be involved in an accident earlier that day. While pursuing the vehicle, Deputy Cannon's department vehicle crossed the interstate median, struck an SUV head-on, then was finally struck by a passenger car. The patrol car then burst into flames trapping Deputy Cannon inside.
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