Warren Theodore Gay

Tallahassee Police Department — Tallahassee, FL

Accident

End of Watch June 8, 1981

Age 58

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 4

Incident

Reserve Sergeant Warren Gay was killed in a crash while providing an escort for an astronaut who was visiting the city and had several appearances scheduled. He and another officer had stopped traffic at the intersection of East Tennessee Street and Franklin Boulevard. He was just starting to proceed to his next intersection when a fellow officer, also escorting the caravan, struck him as he started moving out of the intersection. Sergeant Gay was knocked into a curb, causing his helmet to shatter. He was transported to a local hospital where his condition worsened. He died as a result of his injuries on June 8th, 1981.

Survivors

Sergeant Gay is survived by his wife and four grown children.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Sergeant Gay served with the Tallahassee Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tallahassee community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Sergeant Gay.

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

Agency

Department Tallahassee Police Department

Location Tallahassee, FL

Platform Identity tpd.leon.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 8, 1981

Age 58

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Reserve Sergeant Warren Theodore Gay 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Tallahassee Police Department, 2 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 40% of this agency's fallen.

Tallahassee Police Department

of 5 officers

40% Accident

FL — Statewide

313

of 1,008 officers

31.1% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident