Roy E. Berry

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department — St. Louis, MO

Accident

End of Watch January 31, 1929

Age 29

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

The Vigil Panel 56 ›

Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 175

Incident

Police Officer Roy Berry was killed in an automobile accident when the patrol car he was riding in was struck by another vehicle while they were chasing a speeding car. The patrol car was struck at Jefferson and Lynch Streets, causing the vehicle to be spun around. Officer Berry was ejected from the vehicle and suffered severe injuries. The driver of the vehicle stated he heard the siren and saw the patrol car but thought he could make it across the intersection safely.

Survivors

Officer Berry had been with the agency for four years and was survived by his wife.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Berry gave the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the St. Louis community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Berry.

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

Agency

Department St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Location St. Louis, MO

Platform Identity stlopd.saintlouis.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 31, 1929

Tour of Duty 4 yrs

Age 29

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Offender Not available

Police Officer Roy E. Berry 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, 56 of 176 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this agency's fallen.

St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

of 176 officers

31.8% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident