Charles Joseph Maltese Jr.
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Officer

Charles Joseph Maltese Jr.

Dallas Police Department — Dallas, TX
Felonious
End of Watch July 31, 1981
Age 23
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Badge 4210
Gender Male

Incident

Officer Charles Maltese was killed when he was struck by a drunk driver southbound on North Stemmons Freeway south of Motor Street. He was working the scene of a previous fatal vehicle crash on Stemmons Freeway when a drunk driver swerved across the flare line and struck him, throwing him 147 feet. The driver, whose BAC was .25, was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and sentenced to ten years. Officer Maltese had served with the Dallas Police Department for two years.

Survivors

He was survived by his fiancee and parents.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Maltese gave the Dallas Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Maltese.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Dallas, Collin County, TX
Platform Identity dpd.dallas.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 31, 1981
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 23
Badge Number 4210
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Felonious
Weapon Automobile

The Sacrifice · Felonious

Charles is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1981, 126 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 39th heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.

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Who

Charles was 23. Of the 14,219 killed feloniously in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38. Charles had served 2 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

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When

July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Fridays: 14.3%.

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How

Felonious deaths account for 57.1% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.9% of these deaths.

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His people

Dallas Police Department has 95 officers remembered here, Charles among them.

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Officer Charles Joseph Maltese Jr.

Dallas Police Department · End of Watch July 31, 1981

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