Wyndall T. Davis
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Officer

Wyndall T. Davis

Accident
End of Watch December 3, 1981
Age 30
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Badge 981
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Wyndall Davis was killed when his patrol car struck a pole on Clairmont Road, near North Decatur Road, responding to backup another officer. Officer Davis had served with the DeKalb County Police Department for 18 months.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, mother, stepfather, sister, and grandparents.

In Our Keeping

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

You barely got started.
Officer Davis gave the DeKalb County Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Tucker community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Davis.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Tucker, DeKalb County, GA
Platform Identity dcpd.dekalb.ga.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 3, 1981
Tour of Duty 1 yrs 6 mo
Age 30
Badge Number 981
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Wyndall T. Davis 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 GA, 264 of 905 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 29.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At DeKalb County Police Department, 17 of 33 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 51.5% of this agency's fallen.

DeKalb County Police Department
17
of 33 officers
51.5% Accident
GA — Statewide
264
of 905 officers
29.2% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wyndall T. Davis's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Wyndall T. Davis Compares

Age at Death
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
1.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wyndall T. Davis is highlighted in Dec.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location