End of Watch August 7, 2015
Age 35
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Dwight Blackman was killed in a motorcycle crash on I-95 in Miami, Florida.

Another vehicle collided with his motorcycle, causing fatal injuries.

Officer Blackman had served with the United States Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations for nine years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and daughter.

In Our Keeping

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Officer Blackman gave the United States Department of Homeland Security 9 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Blackman.

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

Agency

Location Washington, DC
Platform Identity usdhscbpofofed.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 7, 2015
Tour of Duty 9 yrs
Age 35
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Officer Dwight Bernard Blackman, Jr. 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 United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations, 5 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 12.8% of this agency's fallen.

United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - Office of Field Operations
5
of 39 officers
12.8% Accident
DC — Statewide
454
of 1,419 officers
32% 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. Dwight Bernard Blackman, Jr.'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 Dwight Bernard Blackman, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch
35
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. Dwight Bernard Blackman, Jr. is highlighted in Aug.

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