Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant John Maki was killed in an automobile crash while en route to assist in an ongoing investigation.
He was called in the work from a day off at the request of the police chief to assist in the investigation. Sergeant Maki was driving on FM 544 when he was involved in a collision with another vehicle. He was flown to Parkland Hospital in Dallas where he was pronounced dead.
Sergeant Maki was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Celeste Police Department for 2 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents.
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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 Maki gave the Celeste Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Celeste community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
John Mathew Maki served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Sergeant John Mathew Maki 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 TX, 657 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Mathew Maki's cause is highlighted.
How John Mathew Maki Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Mathew Maki is highlighted in Feb.
Military Service
John Mathew Maki served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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