Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Steve Pollard was killed when he was struck by a vehicle after pulling over a suspected drunk driver on Route 60. During the encounter Officer Pollard had a Motor Officer respond to conduct an in depth DUI investigation of the driver he had stopped. While the investigation was taking place, Officer Pollard returned to the drivers side door area of his patrol vehicle where he was struck and killed by a passing motorist. The motorist who struck him failed to stop at the scene but was located a short distance away by another officer. Later during a trial, the motorist claimed to have dozed off while driving and was unaware of what exactly he had struck.
Survivors
Officer Pollard had served with the Mesa Police Department for 1-1/2 years and is survived by his wife and daughter.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Pollard gave the Mesa Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Mesa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Pollard.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Steven Paul Pollard 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 Mesa Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven Paul Pollard's cause is highlighted.
How Steven Paul Pollard Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Steven Paul Pollard is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
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