Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Edgar Alexander was killed in an automobile accident in Rockville, Maryland, while returning from the funeral of another police officer. He had been among several officers assigned to represent the Metropolitan Police Department at the funeral. On the return trip the patrol car Officer Alexander was a passenger in lost control while driving down Middlebrook Hill. The vehicle struck a telephone pole, causing severe internal injuries to Officer Alexander and another passenger who also died. Officer Alexander had served with the Metropolitan Police Department for 15 years and was assigned to the Fourteenth Precinct.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and six children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Alexander gave the Metropolitan Police Department 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Alexander.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Edgar Preston Alexander 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 48 of 131 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Edgar Preston Alexander's cause is highlighted.
How Edgar Preston Alexander Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Edgar Preston Alexander is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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