Kevin John Fischer
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Police Officer

Kevin John Fischer

Daytona Beach Police Department — Daytona Beach, FL
Accident
End of Watch September 4, 1998
Age 30
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Badge 120
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Fischer was struck and killed by a pickup truck while investigating the scene of an earlier crash on I-95 at Route 92 involving a Volusia County deputy sheriff. While Officer Fischer was standing next to his motorcycle, a pickup truck drifted onto the shoulder and struck him and the motorcycle, throwing him down a 5-foot embankment. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The deputy involved in the initial crash and a Florida Highway Patrol trooper were also injured in the incident. Officer Fischer had served with the Daytona Beach Police Department for four years.

Survivors

He is survived by his expectant wife, who gave birth to a boy.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Fischer gave the Daytona Beach Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Daytona Beach community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Fischer.

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

Agency

Location Daytona Beach, FL
Platform Identity dbpd.volusia.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 4, 1998
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Age 30
Badge Number 120
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Kevin John Fischer 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Daytona Beach Police Department, 1 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 9.1% of this agency's fallen.

Daytona Beach Police Department
1
of 11 officers
9.1% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin John Fischer's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Kevin John Fischer Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin John Fischer is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location