Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr.
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Sergeant

Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr.

Melvindale Police Department — Melvindale, MI
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch January 3, 1955
Age 29
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant C. Lexie Furgerson was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at the scene of a crash at the intersection of Allen Road and Martel Street. He was transported to Oakwood Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Sergeant Furgerson was a U.S. Coast Guard veteran of WWII and had served with the Melvindale Police Department for six years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three sons, parents, and sister.

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Tributes

I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Sergeant Furgerson served with the Melvindale Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Melvindale community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Melvindale, Wayne County, MI
Platform Identity mpd.wayne.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 3, 1955
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr. served in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr. is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In MI, 229 of 718 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

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

Melvindale Police Department
1
of 2 officers
50% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 718 officers
31.9% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr. Compares

Age at Death
29
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr. is highlighted in Jan.

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

Military Service

Cashel Lexie Furgerson, Jr. served in the U.S. Coast Guard before joining law enforcement.

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