Roll of Honor
Incident
Killed when his police car was in collision with a lorry at the junction of Clippens Road and Bridge of Weir Road, Linwood, as he returned to Johnstone from the Police ARP stores.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant McDonald served with the Renfrewshire Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant McDonald.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant William King McDonald 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 SCT, 149 of 308 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 48.4% of this state's fallen. That is 17.4 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Renfrewshire Constabulary, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. William King McDonald's cause is highlighted.
How William King McDonald Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. William King McDonald is highlighted in Jul.
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