Kevin James Dearnaley
Constable

Kevin James Dearnaley

Greater Manchester Police — Manchester, ENG
Accident
End of Watch March 27, 1996
Age 31
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Gender Male

Incident

Died from the injuries he sustained while taking part in a motorcycle training course when, on the A533 at Bostock, Cheshire, he overtook a lorry, collided with a car coming in the opposite direction and was thrown in front of the lorry.

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Constable Dearnaley served with the Greater Manchester Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Constable Dearnaley.

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

Agency

Location Manchester, ENG
Platform Identity gmp.man.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch March 27, 1996
Age 31
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Constable Kevin James Dearnaley 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 Greater Manchester Police, 14 of 30 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.7% of this agency's fallen.

Greater Manchester Police
14
of 30 officers
46.7% Accident
ENG — Statewide
1,349
of 2,827 officers
47.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin James Dearnaley's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Kevin James Dearnaley Compares

Age at End of Watch
31
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin James Dearnaley is highlighted in Mar.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897