Roll of Honor
Donald E. Davey
Incident
Detective Sergeant Donald Davey was killed in a vehicle crash when his patrol car was struck head-on by a tractor-trailer in Nobleboro at 3:30 a.m. Detective Davey was traveling on Route 1 en route to a call for assistance at a drug stakeout. A truck driver was unable to maneuver his tractor-trailer around the curve, crossed the centerline, and hit Detective Davey head-on before rolling down an embankment, hitting trees and a stone wall, and exploding. Detective Davey was a United States Coast Guard Reserve veteran. He served with the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office for 12 years and previously served with the Thomaston Police Department for three years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two daughters, and brother.
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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.
Detective Sergeant Davey gave the Lincoln County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wiscasset community, 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
Donald E. Davey served in the Coast Guard before joining law enforcement.
Detective Sergeant Donald E. Davey 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 ME, 41 of 102 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.2% of this state's fallen. That is 9.2 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Lincoln County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald E. Davey's cause is highlighted.
How Donald E. Davey Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald E. Davey is highlighted in Jul.
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