Terry Easterby
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Detective Sergeant

Terry Easterby

Kent Police — Maidstone, ENG
Accident
End of Watch February 25, 2011
Age 44
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Gender Male

Incident

Died when his motorcycle was involved in a three vehicle collision at Rainham while travelling to report for day duty at Medway.

Terry had 24 years police service and worked in the Crime Response Team at Medway.

He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and two daughters.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Kent Police
Location Maidstone, ENG
Platform Identity kpd.ken.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 25, 2011
Age 44
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Detective Sergeant Terry Easterby 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 Kent Police, 5 of 5 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Kent Police
5
of 5 officers
100% 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. Terry Easterby'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 Terry Easterby Compares

Age at End of Watch
44
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Terry Easterby is highlighted in Feb.

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