Dulan Earl Murray Jr.
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Sergeant

Dulan Earl Murray Jr.

Nags Head Police Department — Nags Head, NC
Accident
End of Watch May 15, 2009
Age 48
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Dulan Murray was killed in an automobile accident on South Croatan Highway while responding to a burglary in progress at 3:00 am. His patrol car went out of control during a period of heavy rain and struck a utility pole.

He had served with the Nags Head Police Department for 12 years and had served in law enforcement for 26 years. His wife and two daughters survive him.

Rest in heavenly peace

Mark Mottola May 15th, 2020

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-NC-C569D6A7
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August 2, 2026

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26 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Murray gave the Nags Head Police Department 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Nags Head community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Murray.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Nags Head, Dare County, NC
Platform Identity nhpd.dare.nc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 15, 2009
Tour of Duty 26 yrs
Age 48
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Dulan Earl Murray Jr. 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen. That is 30.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Nags Head Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
NC — Statewide
205
of 664 officers
30.9% 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. Dulan Earl Murray Jr.'s cause is highlighted.

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

How Dulan Earl Murray Jr. Compares

Age at Death
48
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dulan Earl Murray Jr. is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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