Morris E. White
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Patrolman

Morris E. White

Memphis Police Department — Memphis, TN
Accident
End of Watch November 20, 1963
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Morris White was killed when his vehicle collided head-on with another vehicle in the 3400 block of Walnut Grove Road.

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BO-US-TN-C5D0673D
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman White served with the Memphis Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Memphis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman White.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Memphis, Shelby County, TN
Platform Identity mpd.shelby.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 20, 1963
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Morris E. White 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Memphis Police Department, 25 of 94 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.6% of this agency's fallen.

Memphis Police Department
25
of 94 officers
26.6% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Morris E. White's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Morris E. White Compares

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Morris E. White is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location