Curtis Allen Massey
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Lieutenant

Curtis Allen Massey

Culver City Police Department — Culver City, CA
Accident
End of Watch January 28, 2009
Age 41
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Lieutenant Curtis Massey was killed in an automobile crash when his unmarked vehicle was struck head-on by a vehicle driven the wrong way on I-10 at approximately 5:00 a.m.

The driver of the vehicle that struck him was also killed in the collision.

Lieutenant Curtis had served with the Culver City Police Department for 17 years and was assigned to the Juvenile Detective Bureau.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three young children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-CA-464D552C
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Lieutenant Massey gave the Culver City Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Culver City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Massey.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Culver City, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity culvpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 28, 2009
Tour of Duty 17 yrs
Age 41
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Lieutenant Curtis Allen Massey 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Culver City Police Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Culver City Police Department
2
of 2 officers
100% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Curtis Allen Massey's cause is highlighted.

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

How Curtis Allen Massey Compares

Age at Death
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
17
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Curtis Allen Massey 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

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