Incident
Sustained severe injuries in a road accident on 27 November, while undergoing a police motorcycle training course, when his bike was in collision with a car near Little Gransden, Cambridgeshire, as a result of which he died a week later.
Darren had completed 11 years service since joining Essex Police where he had also been a Police Cadet and a Firearms Officer on the Force Support Unit and received two Commendations. He transferred to the City force early in 2002, based at Bishops Gate Police Station and had recently been appointed to the Traffic Department.
He was survived by his parents and brother, and his daughter.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and brother, and his daughter.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Pike served with the City of London Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Pike.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
City of London Police has lost 31 officers; 7 of them lost to accidents.
Darren is one of 1,335 officers lost to accidents in ENG, 47.9% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Darren is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Darren 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 2002, 1 officer at City of London Police was lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 2002, 13 officers in ENG were lost to accidents, the 19th heaviest of 193 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 35.
In 2002, 14 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 30th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.
In 2002, 91 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 35th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Darren was 30. Of the 7 lost to accidents at City of London Police whose age is recorded, half were between 34 and 41.5; the middle age was 40.
Darren was 30. Of the 1,310 lost to accidents in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 43; the middle age was 35.
Darren was 30. Of the 1,612 lost to accidents in United Kingdom whose age is recorded, half were between 27 and 43; the middle age was 35.
Darren was 30. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
December holds 14.3% of these deaths at City of London Police; January holds the most, 28.6%. Tuesdays: 28.6%.
December holds 9% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.7%. Tuesdays: 13.3%.
December holds 8.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Tuesdays: 13.9%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 22.6% of all 31 deaths at City of London Police, the 3rd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 47.9% of all 2,786 deaths in ENG, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
City of London Police has 31 officers remembered here, Darren among them.
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Andrew Patterson Mar 13, 1853
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Charles Thain Dec 4, 1857
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George Sheldon Cossons May 15, 1865
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John Charles Davey Jan 17, 1872
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John Moss Jan 21, 1879
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Emanuel Lythee Mar 12, 1886
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George Easter Sep 30, 1906
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Herbert Harry Hill Mar 16, 1909
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Charles Tucker
Dec 16, 1910
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Walter Charles Choat
Dec 17, 1910
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Robert Bentley
Dec 17, 1910
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William Walter Cooper May 30, 1911
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John Pharaoh Smith Jan 20, 1913
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Henry Thomas Godrich Mar 30, 1915
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Thomas Minke Sep 30, 1915
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Robert Henry Allison Mar 9, 1918
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Albert James Cordery Apr 27, 1924
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Charles Alfred Hutchins Nov 5, 1926
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Evelyn Rolfe
Sep 9, 1940
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Leonard Charles Payne Sep 24, 1940
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Frederick Charles Smith Oct 30, 1940
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Edgar John G Whitehead Jan 11, 1941
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John George Heard Jan 11, 1941
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Arthur William Edgar Beagles Jan 11, 1941
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Henry Sidney Marshall Jan 13, 1941
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Albert George Ridley Mar 8, 1941
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William James F Dunnett Mar 8, 1941
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Frank Ronald Collins Mar 8, 1941
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Edmund Arthur Bartlett May 11, 1941
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Hugh John Moore
Dec 4, 1993
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Darren Lee Pike
Dec 3, 2002
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