David Louis Felger
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Officer

David Louis Felger

Lynwood Police Department — Lynwood, CA
Accident
End of Watch September 18, 1962
Age 27
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Badge 409
The Vigil Panel 97 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Officer David Felger was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Alameda Street and Lynwood Road while in pursuit of a suspect. Officer Felger had served with the Lynwood Police Department for five years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and child.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-CA-258D1104
Stewardship
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August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Felger gave the Lynwood Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lynwood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Felger.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Lynwood, Los Angeles County, CA
Platform Identity lpd.losangeles.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 18, 1962
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 27
Badge Number 409
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Weapon Automobile

Officer David Louis Felger 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%.

Lynwood Police Department
1
of 1 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. David Louis Felger's cause is highlighted.

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

How David Louis Felger Compares

Age at Death
27
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Louis Felger is highlighted in Sep.

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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