Michael W. Herring
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Officer

Michael W. Herring

San Francisco Police Department — San Francisco, CA
Accident
End of Watch September 10, 1974
Age 26
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Gender Male

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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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

Agency

Location San Francisco, CA
Platform Identity sfpd.sf.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 10, 1974
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Michael W. Herring 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

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.

San Francisco Police Department
35
of 106 officers
33% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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 W. Herring'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 W. Herring Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael W. Herring is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897