Melvyn Kenway Scott

Derbyshire Constabulary — Ripley, ENG

Accident

End of Watch July 23, 1977

Age 32

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Incident

PC Geoffrey John Rowland and PC Terence Frederick Mickleburgh died on the day of the collision.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Scott served with the Derbyshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Scott.

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

Agency

Department Derbyshire Constabulary

Location Ripley, ENG

Platform Identity dco.dby.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 23, 1977

Age 32

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Sergeant Melvyn Kenway Scott 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 Derbyshire Constabulary, 14 of 17 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 82.4% of this agency's fallen.

Derbyshire Constabulary

of 17 officers

82.4% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident