Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Perry Messina was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to assist another officer in a pursuit.
He was operating his lights and sirens and had entered the intersection of Federal Boulevard and West 84th Avenue in Westminister when he was struck by a pickup truck at 11:49. He was killed instantly.
Officer Messina had served with the Federal Heights Police Department for one year.
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- July 23, 2026
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You barely got started.
Officer Messina gave the Federal Heights Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Federal Heights community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Messina.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Perry Michael Messina 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 CO, 101 of 360 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 28.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.9 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Perry Michael Messina's cause is highlighted.
How Perry Michael Messina Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Perry Michael Messina is highlighted in Sep.