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Mark Maynard Dryer
Incident
Reserve Sergeant Mark Dryer was killed when he was struck by a drunk driver during a traffic stop on I-10, approximately 20 miles south of Phoenix, at 12:45 am. He was speaking to the driver of the car that he had stopped when the drunk driver struck his patrol car and then struck him. He was flown to Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, where he succumbed to his injuries four hours later. The 32-year-old driver of the vehicle was sentenced to 15 years in prison. On March 25, 2015, a Texas state trooper stopped to investigate a pickup truck parked on the side of the road off I-35 in Comal County. Inside was the driver who killed Sergeant Dryer. He was performing a deviant sex act and was arrested for possession of a gram of methamphetamine and attempting to destroy evidence before the trooper got him under control. Since leaving the Arizona prison, he has been arrested in Texas several times for indecent exposure and other crimes too horrible to mention involving strange sex acts. He was jailed and refused bail. In 2017 he was sentenced to life. He will be eligible for parole on July 26, 2022. Sergeant Dryer was a United States Air Force veteran who had served with the Arizona Department of Public Safety for 12 years and had previously served as a police officer in Texas. He is survived by his children. He was the Arizona Department of Public Safety's first reserve officer to be killed in the line of duty. The Department’s Reserve Officer of the Year Award is named in Sergeant Dryer’s honor.
Survivors
He is survived by his children.
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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.
Reserve Sergeant Dryer gave the Arizona Department of Public Safety 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Arizona, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Mark Maynard Dryer served in the U.S. Air Force (1975â1979) before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Felonious
Arizona Department of Public Safety has lost 31 officers; 16 of them killed feloniously.
Mark is one of 204 officers killed feloniously in AZ, 61.8% of the 330 remembered there.
Mark is one of 15,743 officers killed feloniously in the United States, 57.1% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Mark is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously worldwide, 51.7% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1993, 1 officer at Arizona Department of Public Safety was killed feloniously, the 4th heaviest of 13 years on record. The heaviest was 1971, with 2.
In 1993, 2 officers in AZ were killed feloniously, the 30th heaviest of 99 years on record. The heaviest was 1918, with 6.
In 1993, 101 officers in the United States were killed feloniously, the 51st heaviest of 213 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 248.
In 1993, 110 officers worldwide were killed feloniously, the 53rd heaviest of 265 years on record. The heaviest was 1921, with 516.
Who
Mark was 35. Of the 16 killed feloniously at Arizona Department of Public Safety whose age is recorded, half were between 34 and 47.3; the middle age was 42. Mark had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 15.5 years.
Mark was 35. Of the 186 killed feloniously in AZ whose age is recorded, half were between 31.3 and 47; the middle age was 39. Mark had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Mark was 35. 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. Mark had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Mark was 35. Of the 15,853 killed feloniously worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 38. Mark had served 12 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
July holds 25% of these deaths at Arizona Department of Public Safety, more than any other month. Saturdays: 6.3%.
July holds 11.3% of these deaths in AZ; May holds the most, 13.2%. Saturdays: 14.2%.
July holds 9.3% of these deaths in the United States; December holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 16.3%.
July holds 9% of these deaths worldwide; December holds the most, 9.2%. Saturdays: 16.2%.
How
Felonious deaths account for 51.6% of all 31 deaths at Arizona Department of Public Safety, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 37.5% of these deaths.
Felonious deaths account for 61.8% of all 330 deaths in AZ, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 7.8% of these deaths.
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.
Felonious deaths account for 51.7% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the most common cause. The weapon recorded was automobile, in 4.4% of these deaths.
His people
Arizona Department of Public Safety has 31 officers remembered here, Mark among them.
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Louis O. Cochran
Dec 22, 1958
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Paul E. Marston
Jun 9, 1969
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Gilbert A. Duthie
Sep 5, 1970
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James L. Keeton
Feb 5, 1971
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Don A. Beckstead
Feb 7, 1971
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Alan H. Hansen
Jul 19, 1973
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Gregory A. Diley
Dec 2, 1977
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Noah Mack Merrill, Jr.
Dec 11, 1978
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John C. Walker
Nov 30, 1979
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William Harding Murie
Nov 19, 1980
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Thomas Patrick McNeff
Oct 2, 1983
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Richard G. Stratman
Oct 2, 1983
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Bruce A. Petersen
Oct 20, 1987
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Edward Anthony Rebel
Jun 28, 1988
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Johnny E. Garcia
Oct 14, 1989
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John M. Blaser
Aug 31, 1990
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David George Gabrielli
Aug 31, 1990
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Manuel Hurtado Tapia
Jan 8, 1991
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David Jon Zesiger
Jul 3, 1992
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Mark Maynard Dryer
Jul 3, 1993
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Michael Lynn Crowe
Jul 5, 1995
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Robert K. Martin
Aug 15, 1995
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Douglas Edward Knutson
Jan 2, 1998
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Juan Nieblas Cruz
Dec 9, 1998
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Floyd James Fink, Jr.
Feb 18, 2000
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Brett C. Buckmister
Mar 21, 2000
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Bruce Wesley Harrolle
Oct 13, 2008
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Christopher Russell Marano
Dec 17, 2009
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Timothy Allen Huffman
May 6, 2013
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Tyler James Edenhofer
Jul 25, 2018
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Hunter R. Bennett
Feb 4, 2026
Where
Military Service
Mark Maynard Dryer served in the U.S. Air Force (1975–1979) before joining law enforcement.
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Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 59-W
What is kept
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