Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Kevin Forsythe was struck and killed by a 2-ton gravel truck while directing traffic at N. 7th Ave and W. Maryland Street at 2:15 p.m. He had been working off-duty for a road chip-sealing crew when the accident occurred. Officer Forsythe was a United States Army Green Beret Vietnam War veteran and had served with the Phoenix Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, stepson, parents, two sisters, and five brothers.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Forsythe gave the Phoenix Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Phoenix community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Kevin W. Forsythe served in the Other (1970) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Kevin W. Forsythe 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 AZ, 95 of 330 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.8% of this state's fallen. That is 2.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Phoenix Police Dept., 14 of 47 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Kevin W. Forsythe's cause is highlighted.
How Kevin W. Forsythe Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Kevin W. Forsythe is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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