Donald Herbert Lansing
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Sergeant

Donald Herbert Lansing

Monterey Police Department — Monterey, CA
Accident
End of Watch May 4, 1971
Age 38
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Don Lansing was killed in a vehicle crash on Fort Ord while returning from the base's shooting range.

He was returning to the Monterey Police Department when his pickup truck collided with a two and a half ton Army truck. Sergeant Lansing was authorized to use his private vehicle and was on duty and in uniform at the time of the crash.

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BO-US-CA-50909717
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Lansing gave the Monterey Police Department 9 years.
Thank you for your service to the Monterey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Lansing.

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

Agency

Location Monterey, CA
Platform Identity montpd.monterey.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 4, 1971
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 38
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Donald Herbert Lansing 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 Monterey Police Department, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Monterey Police Department
3
of 3 officers
100% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Donald Herbert Lansing's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Donald Herbert Lansing Compares

Age at End of Watch
38
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
9
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donald Herbert Lansing is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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