Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer White was killed in a motorcycle accident while conducting a civil defense training drill. When he entered an intersection with his lights and siren on he was forced to take evasive action to avoid a vehicle. Officer White was thrown beneath a truck and run over. Officer White had been with the agency for ten years.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer White gave the Milwaukee Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Milwaukee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer White.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Vernon V. White is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,585 officers honored here.
In WI, 124 of 317 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 Milwaukee Police Department, 23 of 69 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Vernon V. White's cause is highlighted.
How Vernon V. White Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Vernon V. White is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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