Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Ross Kaylor was killed when his motorcycle struck a streetcar on C Street, NE, while he was chasing a whiskey runner. He sustained major head injuries and died at the scene. Officer Kaylor was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of WWI and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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- July 23, 2026
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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Officer Kaylor served with the Metropolitan Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Washington community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Ross H. Kaylor served in the Marine Corps before joining law enforcement.
Officer Ross H. Kaylor 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 DC, 454 of 1,419 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metropolitan Police Department, 48 of 131 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Ross H. Kaylor's cause is highlighted.
How Ross H. Kaylor Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Ross H. Kaylor is highlighted in Dec.
Incident Location
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