Alfred Charles Evans
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Police Officer

Alfred Charles Evans

Nyssa Police Department — Nyssa, OR
Accident
End of Watch April 5, 1957
Age 39
The Vigil Panel 92 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Alfred Evans was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Route 26 railroad underpass.

He encountered a roll of wire that had fallen off of a truck in the underpass. Another car struck him as he was clearing the debris from the roadway and rolling up the wire. A coroner's jury cleared the driver who struck him of any fault.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Evans served with the Nyssa Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Nyssa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Evans.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Nyssa, Malheur County, OR
Platform Identity npd.malheur.or.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 1957
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Alfred Charles Evans is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In OR, 66 of 197 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.5% of this state's fallen. That is 33.5 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Nyssa Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Nyssa Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
OR — Statewide
66
of 197 officers
33.5% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred Charles Evans's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Alfred Charles Evans Compares

Age at Death
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred Charles Evans is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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