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.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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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
Service Record
Incident Details
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.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Timothy Duane's cause is highlighted.
How Timothy Duane Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Timothy Duane is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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