Ann Lakey
Woman Police Constable

Ann Lakey

Accident
End of Watch October 19, 1970
Age 24
Gender Female

Incident

Died from the injuries she sustained when the police patrol car in which she was an observer was involved in an accident while responding to an emergency alarm call.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Woman Police Constable Lakey served with the Teesside Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Woman Police Constable Lakey.

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

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Location ENG
Platform Identity tco.mdb.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 19, 1970
Age 24
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

The Sacrifice · Accident

Ann is one of 1,673 officers lost to accidents in United Kingdom, 44.1% of the 3,791 remembered there.

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

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Time

In 1970, 17 officers in United Kingdom were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 194 years on record. The heaviest was 1940, with 40.

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Who

Ann 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.

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When

October holds 9.7% of these deaths in United Kingdom; November holds the most, 9.9%. Mondays: 13.4%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 44.1% of all 3,791 deaths in United Kingdom, the most common cause.

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Her people

Teesside Constabulary has 2 officers remembered here, Ann among them.

Woman Police Constable Ann Lakey

Teesside Constabulary · End of Watch October 19, 1970

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