Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Darren Weathers was killed in a vehicle crash on Michigan Avenue, near Clark Avenue.
He was participating in a surveillance training exercise when his vehicle collided with another before striking a utility pole. Officer Weathers was transported to Henry Ford Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Weathers was a U.S. military veteran and had served with the Detroit Police Department for almost two years. During his time with the department, he pulled fellow Officer Jay Johnson to safety during a 2017 shoot out with a suspect as they responded to a domestic violence call.
Officer Weathers is survived by his wife and daughter.
Survivors
Officer Weathers is survived by his wife and daughter.
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- August 2, 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 Weathers gave the Detroit Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Detroit community. Thank you 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
Darren Maurice Weathers served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Darren Maurice Weathers 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 Detroit Police Department, 58 of 250 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darren Maurice Weathers's cause is highlighted.
How Darren Maurice Weathers Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Darren Maurice Weathers is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Military Service
Darren Maurice Weathers served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.
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