Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Kevin Weeks died after crashing his police motorcycle on Loop 101 near E. Broadway Road.
Officer Weeks entered the freeway at the University ramp, where he ran into some railroad ties in the roadway and flipped his motorcycle at about 4:15 am. The railroad ties were part of construction debris from an adjoining light rail project. The accident occurred under a bridge where visibility was very limited.
He was taken to a Scottsdale hospital after the crash and died shortly thereafter.
Officer Weeks had served with the Tempe Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents, sister, and girlfriend.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Weeks gave the Tempe Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tempe community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Weeks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Kevin Louis Weeks 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 28.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Tempe Police Department, 1 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 20% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin Louis Weeks's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin Louis Weeks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin Louis Weeks is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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