Fallen Hero
Sheriff Christopher C. Daniels Sr.
Lake County Sheriff's Department
Florida
End of Watch: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Biographical Info
Age: 47
Tour of Duty: 20
years
Badge Number: 1
Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of
Incident: Saturday, October 14, 2006
Weapon Used:
Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sheriff Christopher Daniels was killed in an accident while
representing the Lake County Sheriff's Office in the fifth annual
Battle of the Badges charity event.
Sheriff Daniels and several other sheriffs from around the state were
competing in a school bus race at the New Smyrna Speedway. The event
was being held to raise money for the Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranch. The
bus that Sheriff Daniels was driving was struck by another bus. Upon
impact, he was ejected from the bus he was driving and was subsequently
struck by another bus.
Sheriff Daniels had served in law enforcement for 20 years. He is survived by his wife, three children, and step-daughter.
Special thanks to The Officer Down Memorial Page, Inc.
who allowed us to reproduce this information from their website
The Officer Down
Memorial Page
