Michael Evans
Police Constable

Michael Evans

North Wales Police — Colwyn Bay, WLS
Accident
End of Watch January 7, 1987
Age 30
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed when he lost control of his patrol car on icy roads and crashed.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department North Wales Police
Location Colwyn Bay, WLS
Platform Identity nwpd.wls.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 7, 1987
Age 30
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Michael Evans 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 WLS, 70 of 106 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66% of this state's fallen. That is 35 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At North Wales Police, 7 of 7 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

North Wales Police
7
of 7 officers
100% Accident
WLS — Statewide
70
of 106 officers
66% 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. Michael Evans'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 Michael Evans Compares

Age at End of Watch
30
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Michael Evans is highlighted in Jan.

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