Courtney Lamont Dickerson

Danville Police Department — Danville, VA

Accident

End of Watch November 11, 2005

Age 24

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Officer Courtney Dickerson died from injuries sustained in an automobile crash that occurred just before midnight.

Officer Dickerson was headed west on Halifax Road to answer an alarm call on Piney Forest Road. His patrol car flipped over while navigating a curve near Pleasant View Baptist Church, and he was ejected from the car. Another officer came upon the scene and called for help. Officer Dickerson was taken to Danville Regional Medical Center, where he died shortly after midnight.

Officer Dickerson had served with the Danville Police Department for just over one year.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and a 3-year-old son.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Police Officer Dickerson gave the Danville Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Danville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Dickerson.

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

Agency

Department Danville Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Danville, VA

Platform Identity dpd.danville.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 11, 2005

Tour of Duty 1 yrs

Age 24

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Automobile crash

Police Officer Courtney Lamont Dickerson 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Danville Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.

Danville Police Department

of 5 officers

20% Accident

VA — Statewide

204

of 656 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident