Anthony Michael "Tony" Walker
Sergeant

Anthony Michael "Tony" Walker

Accident
End of Watch November 15, 2003
Age 41
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Tony Walker succumbed to injuries sustained 10 days earlier when he was involved in an automobile crash on Brandywine Road.

Sergeant Walker was on patrol in his unmarked Pontiac Grand Prix at 10:51 pm when it went out of control on the rain-slicked road and struck a tree. He was transported to Washington Hospital Center where he succumbed to his injuries after undergoing several surgeries.

Sergeant Walker served as the president of the Prince George's County Fraternal Order of Police at the time of the accident. He had served with the Prince George's County Police Department for 19 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, son, and three daughters.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Walker gave the Prince George's County Police Department 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Palmer Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Walker.

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

Agency

Location Hyattsville, MD
Platform Identity pgcpd.pg.md.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 15, 2003
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Sergeant Anthony Michael "Tony" Walker is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MD, 140 of 377 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 37.1% of this state's fallen. That is 6.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Prince George's County Police Dept., 11 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.7% of this agency's fallen.

Prince George's County Police Dept.
11
of 30 officers
36.7% Accident
MD — Statewide
140
of 377 officers
37.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Anthony Michael "Tony" Walker's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Anthony Michael "Tony" Walker Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Anthony Michael "Tony" Walker is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location