Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Dumas Phillips was killed in a motorcycle accident while on duty. Officer Phillips was fatally injured when he lost control of his motorcycle on Leeds Highway, three miles east of Irondale. He and another motorscout officer were returning from Pell City where they had attended court.
Survivors
Officer Phillips was survived by his wife, parents, five brothers, and six sisters.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Phillips served with the Birmingham Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Birmingham community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Phillips.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Dumas Froy Phillips 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 AL, 182 of 643 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.3% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Birmingham Police Dept., 14 of 49 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dumas Froy Phillips's cause is highlighted.
How Dumas Froy Phillips Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dumas Froy Phillips is highlighted in Apr.
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