Dumas Froy Phillips
Police Officer

Dumas Froy Phillips

Birmingham Police Department — Birmingham, AL
Accident
End of Watch April 23, 1934
Age 40
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dumas Phillips was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. Officer Phillips was fatally injured when he lost control of his motorcycle on Leeds Highway, three miles east of Irondale. He and another motorscout officer were returning from Pell City where they had attended court.

Survivors

Officer Phillips was survived by his wife, parents, five brothers, and six sisters.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Phillips served with the Birmingham Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Phillips.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Birmingham, Jefferson County, AL
Platform Identity birmpd.jefferson.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 23, 1934
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Dumas Froy Phillips 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 28.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Birmingham Police Department, 14 of 49 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.

Birmingham Police Department
14
of 49 officers
28.6% Accident
AL — Statewide
182
of 643 officers
28.3% 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. Dumas Froy Phillips's cause is highlighted.

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

How Dumas Froy Phillips Compares

Age at Death
40
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dumas Froy Phillips is highlighted in Apr.

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