Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Stewart Savage died from injuries sustained in an accident on March 12, 1995. Officer Savage was in pursuit of a speeding car when his cruiser struck a patch of black ice and then struck a utility pole. He was air-lifted to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries six days later. Officer Savage had served with the Wellesley Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Savage gave the Wellesley Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wellesley community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Savage.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Stewart E. Savage III 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 MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 33.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Wellesley Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stewart E. Savage III's cause is highlighted.
How Stewart E. Savage III Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stewart E. Savage III is highlighted in Mar.
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