Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Mark Fleming and Officer Lisa Sandel were killed in an automobile accident while chasing a stolen vehicle on South Loop 12 near South Central Expressway. During the pursuit the police car spun out of control and struck another vehicle head-on. Officer Sandel succumbed to her injuries at the scene and Officer Fleming succumbed to his injuries the next day. The subject they were chasing was apprehended two days later and sentenced to two 10 year sentences for manslaughter. Officer Fleming had been with the Dallas Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents and brother.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Fleming gave the Dallas Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Dallas community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Fleming.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Mark Lewis Fleming 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 TX, 657 of 2,422 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%.
At Dallas Police Department, 30 of 95 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
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