Incident
About 7:40am, while travelling home from Milton Keynes police station, PC Clayton-Drabble was involved in a single-vehicle accident on an unclassified road between the A5 and Whittlebury, near Towcaster in Northamptonshire. Thames Valley Police’s Chief Constable said Daniel would be “very sadly missed”.
Daniel joined the force as a Special Constable in 2012 before joining as a regular Constable in 2014.
His colleagues lined the route at his funeral as the cortege arrived, with a police motorcade, at the Oak Chapel, Crownhill Crematorium in Milton Keynes, before being escorted to the chapel by officers from the force’s mounted section.
The Police Roll of Honour Trust presented Daniel’s family with a memorial plaque and scroll in his memory.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Constable Clayton-Drabble served with the Thames Valley Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Constable Clayton-Drabble.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Thames Valley Police has lost 22 officers; 17 of them lost to accidents.
Daniel is one of 1,335 officers lost to accidents in ENG, 47.9% of the 2,786 remembered there.
Daniel is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.
Daniel 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 2018, 1 officer at Thames Valley Police was lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 16 years on record. The heaviest was 1984, with 2.
In 2018, 1 officer in ENG was lost to accidents, the 176th heaviest of 193 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 35.
In 2018, 1 officer in United Kingdom was lost to accidents, the 181st heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.
In 2018, 52 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 101st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Daniel was 24. Of the 17 lost to accidents at Thames Valley Police whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 41; the middle age was 36.
Daniel was 24. Of the 1,310 lost to accidents in ENG whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 43; the middle age was 35.
Daniel was 24. 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.
Daniel was 24. 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 17.6% of these deaths at Thames Valley Police, more than any other month. Wednesdays: 23.5%.
December holds 9% of these deaths in ENG; January holds the most, 10.7%. Wednesdays: 16.6%.
December holds 8.8% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Wednesdays: 15.1%.
December holds 8.9% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Wednesdays: 14.6%.
How
Accident deaths account for 77.3% of all 22 deaths at Thames Valley Police, the 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
Thames Valley Police has 22 officers remembered here, Daniel among them.
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Ian Coward Jul 23, 1971
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William Byron Oct 14, 1977
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David John Sumner Sep 3, 1981
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Derek Anthony Duncan Oct 19, 1983
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Joanne Mary Cochran
Mar 29, 1984
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Laurence Michael Richardson Jun 19, 1984
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John Bispham Jan 9, 1987
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Roger Brereton
Aug 19, 1987
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Stephen Dixon Nov 11, 1988
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Peter William Bryan Betts Jul 15, 1993
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Martyn Francis Gerrard May 24, 1995
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Adrian Mark Baker
Apr 10, 2000
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David Robert de Burgh-Thomas
Jul 17, 2001
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Robert Charles Keylock
Nov 19, 2003
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Anthony Martin Jinks Mar 14, 2005
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Dee Marie Weatherley
Dec 13, 2008
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Joe Mabuto
Sep 27, 2016
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Gareth Browning
Apr 1, 2017
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James Dixon
Dec 5, 2017
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Daniel Clayton-Drabble
Dec 26, 2018
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Kevin Flint
Jan 15, 2019
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Andrew James Harper
Aug 15, 2019
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