Terence Irving
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Sergeant

Terence Irving

West Yorkshire Police — Wakefield, ENG
Accident
End of Watch December 18, 1991
Age 46
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when his police car was in collision with another vehicle.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Irving served with the West Yorkshire Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Irving.

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

Agency

Location Wakefield, ENG
Platform Identity wypd.wkf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 18, 1991
Age 46
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant Terence Irving 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 ENG, 1,349 of 2,827 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 47.7% of this state's fallen. That is 16.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At West Yorkshire Police, 9 of 16 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 56.3% of this agency's fallen.

West Yorkshire Police
9
of 16 officers
56.3% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Terence Irving's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Terence Irving Compares

Age at End of Watch
46
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Terence Irving is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897