Stephen Owen Corbett
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Police Officer

Stephen Owen Corbett

Accident
End of Watch May 28, 1983
Age 21
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Badge 3661
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Gender Male

Incident

Police Officer Steven Corbett was struck and killed by a vehicle on I-95, near Hallandale Beach Boulevard, shortly after midnight while setting up flares at the scene of a major accident. A car came over a hump in the road and struck Officer Corbett. He was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. No charges were filed against the driver. Officer Corbett had served with the Metro-Dade Police Department for only six months.

Survivors

He was survived by his fiancee, parents, brothers, and sisters.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-FL-23C84A17
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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Corbett served with the Metro-Dade Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Corbett.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Miami, FL
Platform Identity metrpd.miamidade.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 28, 1983
Tour of Duty 6 mo
Age 21
Badge Number 3661
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Stephen Owen Corbett is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.

In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

At Metro-Dade Police Department, 9 of 25 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36% of this agency's fallen.

Metro-Dade Police Department
9
of 25 officers
36% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,756 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Stephen Owen Corbett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Stephen Owen Corbett Compares

Age at Death
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Stephen Owen Corbett is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location