Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Leslie Peters was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. He was on patrol when he swerved to avoid a vehicle that failed to slow down at an intersection. Patrolman Peters was thrown to the ground and died from his injuries seven hours later. Patrolman Peters had served with the Haverhill Police Department for 23 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and four children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Patrolman Peters gave the Haverhill Police Department 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Haverhill community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Peters.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Leslie H. Peters, Jr. is one of 10,095 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,587 officers honored here.
In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Haverhill Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Leslie H. Peters, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Leslie H. Peters, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Leslie H. Peters, Jr. is highlighted in Jun.
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