Roll of Honor
Incident
Corporal Lee was struck and killed by a drunk driver as he stood outside of his department vehicle at 2215 hours on Highway 110 near the Montgomery-Bullock County line. Corporal Lee was en route to work when his department vehicle broke down. As he was checking the engine, another vehicle going in the opposite direction crossed the highway median and collided into him.
The 30-year-old woman who hit him had just left a party where she had been drinking. She was seriously injured and spent several weeks in a hospital. She was convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to 20 years.
Corporal Lee had been in law enforcement for 21 years, and is survived by his wife and two children.
Survivors
Corporal Lee had been in law enforcement for 21 years, and is survived by his wife and two children.
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21 years. You could have gone home.
Corporal Lee gave the Alabama State University Police Department 21 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Montgomery community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Lee.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal Phillip Lorenzo Lee is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In AL, 405 of 643 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 63% of this state's fallen. That is 8.8 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Phillip Lorenzo Lee's cause is highlighted.
How Phillip Lorenzo Lee Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 20 years
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Phillip Lorenzo Lee is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Phillip Lorenzo Lee was killed by automobile.