Incident
Sergeant Donald Mahan was struck and killed by a vehicle as he was crossing U.S. Route 1, at Lennar Road, to assist accident victims at 9:00 pm. He was on an unrelated traffic stop when the crash occurred. The vehicle he had originally stopped fled the scene after Sergeant Mahan was struck. Sergeant Mahan had served with the Port St. Lucie Police Department for one year. He a total of 14 years of law enforcement experience and had previously served with the Riviera Beach Police Department and for several agencies in Pennsylvania.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Mahan gave the Port St. Lucie Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the Port St. Lucie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Mahan.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Donald R. Mahan 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Port St. Lucie Police Department, 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 R. Mahan's cause is highlighted.
How Donald R. Mahan Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald R. Mahan is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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