Roll of Honor
Raymond Alfred Messerly, Jr.
Incident
Police Officer Raymond Messerly was killed when his motorcycle was struck by a vehicle as he attempted to pursue a traffic violator. When he entered the intersection of Victory Boulevard and Sepulveda in Los Angeles, his motorcycle was struck by an oncoming vehicle. He was taken to Northridge Hospital Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries the following day. Officer Messerly had served with the Los Angeles Police Department for over 11 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and six children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Messerly gave the Los Angeles Police Department 11 years.
Thank you for your service to the Los Angeles community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Messerly.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Raymond Alfred Messerly, Jr. 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 Los Angeles Police Department, 97 of 240 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40.4% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Raymond Alfred Messerly, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Raymond Alfred Messerly, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond Alfred Messerly, Jr. is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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