Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Osborn Lyon was killed in a motorcycle crash while attempting to stop a speeding vehicle on Foothill Boulevard at 60th Avenue. Officer Lyon had served with the Oakland Police Department for two years and was assigned to the Traffic Bureau.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Lyon gave the Oakland Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Lyon.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Osborn Asher Lyon 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 Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Osborn Asher Lyon's cause is highlighted.
How Osborn Asher Lyon Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Osborn Asher Lyon is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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