Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Norris McMackin succumbed to injuries received 40 minutes earlier in an automobile crash at the intersection of La Brea Avenue and Market Street at about 11:30 pm. He was attempting to stop a car for speeding when his motorcycle hit either an object in the roadway or streetcar tracks, causing him to be thrown from the motorcycle. The vehicle he was attempting to stop was never found.
Survivors
Officer McMackin was survived by his wife and 5-year-old daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer McMackin served with the Inglewood Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Inglewood community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer McMackin.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Norris Vinton McMackin 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Inglewood Police Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Norris Vinton McMackin's cause is highlighted.
How Norris Vinton McMackin Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Norris Vinton McMackin is highlighted in Jun.
Incident Location
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