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Ernest Max Lacy
Sergeant

Ernest Max Lacy

Indianapolis Police Department — Indianapolis, IN
Veteran → Veteran → Accident
United States flag Indiana flag
End of Watch May 22, 1977
Age 45
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
The Vigil Panel 118 ›
Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 58

Incident

Sergeant Ernest Lacy was killed in an automobile accident when his cruiser struck a concrete bridge abutment in the 2500 block of North Country Club Road. Sergeant Lacy had served with the Indianapolis Police Department for 16 years and was a US Navy veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.

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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.
Sergeant Lacy gave the Indianapolis Police Department 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Indianapolis 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

Department Indianapolis Police Department
Type Other
Location Indianapolis, Marion County, IN
Platform Identity ipd.marion.in.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 22, 1977
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 45
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Ernest Max Lacy served in the the United States military (1952–1956) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Ernest Max Lacy is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,759 officers honored here.

In IN, 152 of 504 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this state's fallen. That is 30.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Indianapolis Police Department, 19 of 59 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.2% of this agency's fallen.

Indianapolis Police Department
19
of 59 officers
32.2% Accident
IN — Statewide
152
of 504 officers
30.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,759 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ernest Max Lacy's cause is highlighted.

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

How Ernest Max Lacy Compares

Age at Death
45
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ernest Max Lacy 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

Military Service

Ernest Max Lacy served in the U.S. Navy (1952–1956) before joining law enforcement.

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