Willie Henry Pryor

Montgomery Police Dept. — Montgomery, AL

Accident

End of Watch January 22, 1995

Age 40

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Gender Male

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Incident

Officer Willie Pryor was killed when a vehicle pulled out in front of his motorcycle as he attempted to stop a traffic violator on Woodley Road.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Pryor served with the Montgomery Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Pryor.

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

Agency

Department Montgomery Police Dept.

Location Montgomery, AL

Platform Identity mpd.montgomery.al.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 22, 1995

Age 40

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Willie Henry Pryor 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 Montgomery Police Dept., 12 of 28 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 42.9% of this agency's fallen.

Montgomery Police Dept.

of 28 officers

42.9% Accident

AL — Statewide

182

of 643 officers

28.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident