Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Daniel Eaker was killed after being struck by a vehicle at 5:00 a.m. on Route 17 near Ballahack Road. Officer Eaker had stopped off of a roadway after clearing from a call and was completing paperwork. The driver of a tractor-trailer saw the officer and stopped on the roadway to ask for assistance. After being waved over, Officer Eaker went to the driver and, after speaking with him, stepped off of the rig and back onto the roadway. As he stepped down, he was fatally struck by a southbound vehicle. Officer Eaker was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Chesapeake Police Department for 12 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, parents, two sisters, and two brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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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.
Police Officer Eaker gave the Chesapeake Police Department 12 years.
Thank you for your service to the Chesapeake 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
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Daniel E. Eaker served in the Navy (1977â1981) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Daniel E. Eaker 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 VA, 203 of 654 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31% of this state's fallen.
At Chesapeake Police Department, 2 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel E. Eaker's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel E. Eaker Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel E. Eaker is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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