Derek Paul Savage
Police Sergeant

Derek Paul Savage

Accident
End of Watch December 1, 1983
Age 33
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed while riding his motorcycle to report for duty when a coach pulled across in front of him on the A337 at Stanford Hill, Lymington.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity hco.ham.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch December 1, 1983
Age 33
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Sergeant Derek Paul Savage 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 Hampshire Constabulary, 14 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 77.8% of this agency's fallen.

Hampshire Constabulary
14
of 18 officers
77.8% 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. Derek Paul Savage'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 Derek Paul Savage Compares

Age at End of Watch
33
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Derek Paul Savage is highlighted in Dec.

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