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Sergeant

Morris Cavaliere Jr.

New Orleans Police Department — New Orleans, LA

Veteran → Accident

End of Watch April 26, 1998

Age 29

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Badge 1467

The Vigil Panel 145 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Military Department 127

Incident

Sergeant Morris Cavaliere died of injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash several hours earlier while he was escorting a wedding procession. The procession had slowed down and one of the vehicles stopped to let a car cross at the intersection of Willow Street and Napoleon Avenue. The car began to proceed through the intersection in an attempt to beat the procession. Sergeant Cavaliere's motorcycle struck the side of the car. Sergeant Cavaliere had served with the New Orleans Police Department for eight years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, 4-year-old son, parents, brother, and two sisters.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Cavaliere gave the New Orleans Police Department 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Cavaliere.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Department New Orleans Police Department

Type Police Department

Location New Orleans, Orleans Parish, LA

Platform Identity nopd.orleans.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 26, 1998

Tour of Duty 8 yrs

Age 29

Badge Number 1467

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Morris Cavaliere Jr. served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1986â1986) before joining law enforcement.

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Sergeant Morris Cavaliere Jr. 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 30.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At New Orleans Police Department, 35 of 128 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.

New Orleans Police Department

of 128 officers

27.3% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,772 officers

0% Accident