Timothy Duane
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Police Officer

Timothy Duane

Oakland Police Department — Oakland, CA
Accident
End of Watch April 18, 1930
Age 58
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Timothy Duane succumbed to injuries sustained nine days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle.

He was directing traffic at the intersection of 10th Avenue and East 14th Street when he was struck the car. The impact threw him into the path of a second vehicle, which also struck him. He was transported to a Highland Hospital with a fractured skull and remained there until succumbing to the injuries.

Officer Duane had served with the Oakland Police Department for 20 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his three children and one grandchild.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

20 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Duane gave the Oakland Police Department 20 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Oakland community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Duane.

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

Agency

Location Oakland, CA
Platform Identity opd.alameda.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 18, 1930
Tour of Duty 20 yrs
Age 58
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Struck by vehicle

Police Officer Timothy Duane 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 Oakland Police Department, 17 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.5% of this agency's fallen.

Oakland Police Department
17
of 54 officers
31.5% 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. Timothy Duane'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 Timothy Duane Compares

Age at End of Watch
58
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
20
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Duane is highlighted in Apr.

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