Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Davidson Whiting was killed when a van jumped a median barrier and struck his patrol car head-on on Route 128 in Lexington. Trooper Whiting was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Massachusetts State Police for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- 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.
Trooper Whiting gave the Massachusetts State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts, 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
Davidson Gould Whiting served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Trooper Davidson Gould Whiting 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Massachusetts State Police, 25 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Davidson Gould Whiting's cause is highlighted.
How Davidson Gould Whiting Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Davidson Gould Whiting is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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