Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Michael Herring was killed when he lost control of his three-wheel motorcycle while on heading to a traffic detail at Candlestick Park. Officer Herring lost control of his motorcycle and struck a concrete retaining wall and was thrown from his bike, over the wall and 40 feet to the ground below.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Herring served with the San Francisco Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the San Francisco community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Herring.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Michael W. Herring served in the U.S. Army (1965â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Officer Michael W. Herring 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 39.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At San Francisco Police Department, 35 of 106 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Michael W. Herring's cause is highlighted.
How Michael W. Herring Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael W. Herring is highlighted in Sep.
Military Service
Michael W. Herring served in the U.S. Army (1965–1969) before joining law enforcement.
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