Michael Paul Davey
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Police Officer

Michael Paul Davey

Weymouth Police Department — Weymouth, MA
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch August 24, 2009
Age 34
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
The Vigil Panel 158 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Michael Davey was struck and killed by a vehicle while directing traffic at a utility work site at the intersection of West Street and Route 18.

The driver of a pickup truck ran a stop sign, struck another vehicle, and then struck Officer Davey. He suffered fatal injuries when he was pinned between the vehicle and a utility truck. The elderly driver of the pickup truck was apprehended and charged.

Officer Davey was an Iraq War veteran with the United States Army National Guard and had served with the Weymouth Police Department for five years. He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, and two brothers. His father recently retired from the same agency.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, and two brothers.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-MA-D7BA773E
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April 2, 2026
Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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.
Police Officer Davey gave the Weymouth Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Weymouth 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

Agency

Location Weymouth, MA
Platform Identity weympd.norfolk.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 24, 2009
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Michael Paul Davey served in the Army (2003–2004) before joining law enforcement.

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Police Officer Michael Paul Davey 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 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 Weymouth Police Department, 1 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Weymouth Police Department
1
of 3 officers
33.3% Accident
MA — Statewide
158
of 469 officers
33.7% 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. Michael Paul Davey'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 Michael Paul Davey Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Paul Davey is highlighted in Aug.

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

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