Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Danney Laffey was struck and killed by a vehicle while investigating a disturbance at a local club on the 1300 block of E 13th Street North.
As he we was removing the occupants of a vehicle for questioning another vehicle entered the area, jumped the curb, and struck Officer Laffey at a high rate of speed.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Laffey served with the Wichita Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Wichita community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Laffey.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Danny Dean Laffey served in the U.S. Army (1970â1972) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Danny Dean Laffey 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 KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 19.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Wichita Police Department, 6 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Danny Dean Laffey's cause is highlighted.
How Danny Dean Laffey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Danny Dean Laffey is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
Military Service
Danny Dean Laffey served in the U.S. Army (1970–1972) before joining law enforcement.
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