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Donald E. Davey
Incident
Detective Sergeant Donald Davey was killed in a vehicle crash when his patrol car was struck head-on by a tractor-trailer in Nobleboro at 3:30 a.m. Detective Davey was traveling on Route 1 en route to a call for assistance at a drug stakeout. A truck driver was unable to maneuver his tractor-trailer around the curve, crossed the centerline, and hit Detective Davey head-on before rolling down an embankment, hitting trees and a stone wall, and exploding. Detective Davey was a United States Coast Guard Reserve veteran. He served with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office for 12 years and previously served with the Thomaston Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and brother.
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Detective Sergeant Davey gave the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wiscasset community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Donald E. Davey served in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has lost 2 officers; 1 of them lost to accidents.
Donald is one of 33 officers lost to accidents in ME, 38.4% of the 86 remembered there.
Donald is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Donald is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1984, 1 officer in ME was lost to accidents, the 5th heaviest of 29 years on record. The heaviest was 1911, with 2.
In 1984, 82 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 23rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1984, 99 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 22nd heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Donald was 37. Of the 31 lost to accidents in ME whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45.5; the middle age was 33. Donald had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 4 years.
Donald was 37. 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 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Donald was 37. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Donald had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
July holds 9.1% of these deaths in ME; November holds the most, 21.2%. Mondays: 12.1%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Mondays: 13.4%.
July holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Mondays: 13.5%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 2 deaths at Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 38.4% of all 86 deaths in ME, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Lincoln County Sheriff's Office has 2 officers remembered here, Donald among them.
Military Service
Donald E. Davey served in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-W
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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