William Wright

Ministry of Defence Police — Wethersfield, ENG

Accident

End of Watch January 21, 1994

Age 45

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 6

Incident

Killed in a road traffic collision while on routine patrol in North Yorkshire.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Chief Inspector Wright served with the Ministry of Defence Police.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief Inspector Wright.

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

Agency

Department Ministry of Defence Police

Type Federal

Location Wethersfield, ENG

Platform Identity mdpd.ess.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 21, 1994

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Chief Inspector William Wright is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 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 47.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Ministry of Defence Police, 5 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 71.4% of this agency's fallen.

Ministry of Defence Police

of 7 officers

71.4% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

of 97,756 officers

0% Accident