Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer David Worcester was killed in a motorcycle crash on East 14th Street, near 1st Avenue, while en route to assist the fire department at the scene of a fire. During the response, Officer Worcester's motorcycle struck a car, spun around, and was then struck by a second police motorcycle. Officer Worcester had served with the Oakland Police Department for four years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Worcester gave the Oakland Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Worcester.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer David L. Worcester is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 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 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David L. Worcester's cause is highlighted.
How David L. Worcester Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David L. Worcester is highlighted in Jul.
Incident Location
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