William Wickman

Tacoma Police Department — Tacoma, WA

Accident

End of Watch August 9, 1925

Age 30

Tour of Duty 10 mo

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 11

Incident

Officer Wickman was killed in a motorcycle accident while pursuing a vehicle on Union Avenue. Another vehicle turned in front of him at 68th Street, causing a collision. The motorcycle hit the car's passenger side and he was thrown onto the hood, hitting his head on the windshield frame. Two passing drivers took Officer Wickman to Tacoma General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The driver was cleared of any wrongdoing in the officer's death. Officer Wickman had served with the Tacoma Police Department for only 10 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two daughters.

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Last updated: August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Wickman served with the Tacoma Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Tacoma community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Wickman.

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

Agency

Department Tacoma Police Department

Type Police Department

Location Tacoma, Pierce County, WA

Platform Identity tpd.pierce.wa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 9, 1925

Tour of Duty 10 mo

Age 30

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Weapon Automobile

Officer William Wickman is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In WA, 111 of 340 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.6% of this state's fallen. That is 32.6 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Tacoma Police Department, 5 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 41.7% of this agency's fallen.

Tacoma Police Department

of 12 officers

41.7% Accident

WA — Statewide

111

of 340 officers

32.6% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident