Ann Lakey
Woman Police Constable

Ann Lakey

Accident
End of Watch October 19, 1970
Age 24
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Gender Female

Incident

Died from the injuries she sustained when the police patrol car in which she was an observer was involved in an accident while responding to an emergency alarm call.

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BO-GB-TEC-96849937
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Woman Police Constable Lakey served with the Teesside Constabulary.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Woman Police Constable Lakey.

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

Agency

Location ENG
Platform Identity tco.mdb.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 19, 1970
Age 24
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Woman Police Constable Ann Lakey 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 Teesside Constabulary, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Teesside Constabulary
2
of 2 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. Ann Lakey'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 Ann Lakey Compares

Age at End of Watch
24
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ann Lakey is highlighted in Oct.

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

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