Russell Wylie
Police Constable

Russell Wylie

Humberside Police — Beverley, ENG
Accident
End of Watch April 14, 2015
Age 28
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Gender Male

Incident

Died in Hull Royal Infirmary from the injuries he sustained the previous day, while on routine motorcycle patrol, when his and another police motorcycle were involved in a collision with a car on the B1362, Daisy Hill Road, East Burstwick.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Humberside Police
Location Beverley, ENG
Platform Identity hpd.ery.sct.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 14, 2015
Age 28
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Russell Wylie 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 Humberside Police, 6 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 85.7% of this agency's fallen.

Humberside Police
6
of 7 officers
85.7% 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. Russell Wylie'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 Russell Wylie Compares

Age at End of Watch
28
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Russell Wylie is highlighted in Apr.

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