Trooper I David Hunter O'Brien
South Carolina Highway Patrol
South Carolina
End of Watch: Saturday, December 14, 1991
Cause: Automobile accident

Biographical Info
Age: 24
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 6 months
Badge Number: Not available

Trooper O'Brien died from injuries he sustained in an on duty automobile accident nine days earlier. He suffered severe leg damage when he lost control of his patrol car and veered into the path of a truck.

Trooper O'Brien had been with the agency for 18 months and was survived by his wife, parents, sister, and brother. He was told in the hospital that he had made Trooper of the Year.