Keith Summerbell
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Police Constable

Keith Summerbell

North Yorkshire Police — Northallerton, ENG
Accident
End of Watch September 20, 1982
Age 26
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Gender Male

Incident

Killed while undergoing advanced police motorcycle training when he lost control of his machine due to a defective road surface and collided with an oncoming lorry.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Location Northallerton, ENG
Platform Identity nypd.nyk.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 20, 1982
Age 26
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Keith Summerbell 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 North Yorkshire Police, 5 of 10 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

North Yorkshire Police
5
of 10 officers
50% 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. Keith Summerbell'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 Keith Summerbell Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Keith Summerbell is highlighted in Sep.

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