Peter William Bryan Betts

Thames Valley Police — Kidlington, ENG

Accident

End of Watch July 15, 1993

Age 50

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Gender Male

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Incident

Killed in a collision with a lorry while instructing on a motorcycle course.

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Tributes

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

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

Agency

Department Thames Valley Police

Location Kidlington, ENG

Platform Identity tvpd.oxf.eng.gb.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch July 15, 1993

Age 50

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Cause Detail Road Traffic Collision (RTC)

Police Constable Peter William Bryan Betts 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 Thames Valley Police, 17 of 22 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 77.3% of this agency's fallen.

Thames Valley Police

of 22 officers

77.3% Accident

ENG — Statewide

1,349

of 2,827 officers

47.7% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident